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Rh 2) very short visit; to ha’e a k. alang [‘along’] . See $1$,, and  and  keek, a peep.

kik$2$ (kikk) [kɩk, kik],, commonly in : 1) gesticulation; turning and twisting of the body, in walking; “shø [‘she’] had so mony [‘many’]  upon her” ; affected manner of movement . 2) crick, stiffness (in the neck), = $1$ and, ; a k. i’ de neck. Barclay: keek; “he had a keek in his neck”. 3) : a mouthing (vague talk), a making a fuss about a thing; he has so mony aboot it . — kik,, sportive turns and twists; jerking, writhing, kikk, , a spraining. — Edm. gives a form “”, which might also spring from *keik-; see $1$, , and , and

kik$1$ [kik (k$i$ɩk, k$i$ɩ̄k)],, to peer, to keep a sharp look-outfor something, to stand ; also to peep. The “k$i$ɩ̄k” is reported from short i. and  kika (ii), , to peep, look out for something (to stretch one’s neck in order to see something), kige, to peep, peer. keek, keik,, partly like . Compare $n$,
 * elsewhere commonly: “kik” with

kik$1$ [kik],, to make efforts in swallowing something difficult to get down, to k. upo de [krēg], = throat. — kika, , to twist, wriggle; keka, , to chew something very tough, to struggle,

kikel-buckle [ᶄɩk··əlbok·əl], , something matted and entangled, tangled mass; in a k.-b., tangled. ,  is  a parallel form to, , , to which it assimilates in sense 3 of the latter word; note, however, (North ) kikkr (kikkär), , a lump, kikr (R.). “buckle”, tangled mass, is doubtless buckle. See -buckle,

kikhol [kikhɔl, k$2$ɩ̄khɔl],, a peephole, chink in a wall. [k$w$ɩ̄khɔl]. $i$,
 * kik-hol. Also : keek-hole. See

kikin, kiken [kikɩn, kikən], , properly, all alive, animated and vivacious, in the “alive and k.”; he was a’ [‘all’] alive and k., he was all alive and kicking. The word is doubtless an old to become animated (R.), kvika, , to move. kvikr and kykr, , a) alive; b) lively; merry; alert.
 * kykandi = *kvikandi from a verb
 * kyka, *kvika;  kvika,  ,

kilk [(kɩ‘lk) ᶄɩ‘lk],, to be full of the joy of life and of mirth, to go about merrily and briskly, to k. aboot. .  for is fairly common in Norn), and, in that case, to be referred to kjarkr,, vigour, courage (spirit), ardour ( kjarkur), kjerk, , spirit.  kirren, , lively and nimble in movement.
 * (alternation between r and l

kill-rainmek, -remmek,, a lath in a kiln, see ,

kilmin [ᶄelmɩn], and, I) , a) a person attired in ludicrous disguise; b) droll attire, droll head-gear; he’s [‘has’] “got on” a k. II), ludicrous; odd, to dress, head-gear; a k. mutch. - for *- by metathesis of m and l;  kímilegur, , a) droll; funny; b) mocking, and “kímilyrði”,, gibes.

kilp [(kɩ‘lp) k$n$e‘lp, ᶄe‘lp],, to catch by means of a rod (-stick): a) to take up a lamb or sheep from a ledge in a steep, rocky cliff, by means of a rope looped at the end, and attached to a rod; to k. lambs or sheep. The loop is thrown over the sheep’s head.