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Rh jocular; skurrilousscurrilous [sic]. kerska, kerski,, cheerfulness; mirth; fun.

kimek, kimmek [(ᶄɩmək) ᶄemək], , quite a small, grass-grown strip or spot between rocks, in, small, grass-grown spots, “kim(m)eks” o’ girs [‘grass’]. kime (kimm),, a strip, small stretch; a narrow, pointed piece of land lying among surroundings of a different sort, skogarkime, small stretch of woodland.

kimp [(kɩ‘mp) ᶄɩ‘mp],, hasty movement; dash of the waves, commotion in the sea with short, choppy waves, at change of wind; cross-sea; a k. i’ de sea. . kimp,, jerk, cast or twist (of the body), kimpen, , inter alia restless.

kimp [ᶄɩ‘mp],, 1) in boat-fishing: to haul up the fishing-line with quick, short jerks; to jerk up the line a few fathoms when it has reached the sea-bottom; this is to prevent the line from sticking there. Mostly in the expression “ [ᶄɩ‘mpɩn] fadoms [‘fathoms’], -fadoms”, partly a) uneven pulling up of the fishing-line with short jerks; the fathoms, which the line is hauled up in this way; hail [‘haul’] steadily! not dat [‘that’ = those’] short -fadoms! (, Norwick); b) the number of fathoms which the line is hauled (jerked) up from the sea-bottom; de fadoms, and fadoms . While  must reasonably be regarded as a form in the ,  however may be a substantive *kimp- as the first part of  (see , ) or an adjective: jerky; unsteady. 2) to draw a straw along the incisions (see, ) made by the point of a knife on an injured part of the body, the leg, to make the blood flow and keep the wound open. — From a “*kimpa” in sense of to make quick movements or jerks. kimpa, k. (paa) seg, , to start up, making short jerks or turns with the body, kimpen, , inter alia restless. — (*), ,, is closely cognate with , and used in the same senses.

kims [kɩ‘ms, ᶄɩ‘ms],, 1) a sudden or quick movement, turn of the head or body. 2) a sudden, capricious whim. 3) short, dashing waves; cross-sea; a k. i’ de sea, =,  . — The word is to be classed with  kimsa, kimse, , to toss the head,

kims [kɩ‘ms, ke‘ms, ᶄɩ‘ms], , 1) to make quick movements, sudden turns of the head or body, applied to a foolish, somewhat distracted person. 2) applied to the sea: to become agitated; to rise, dash violently; de sea is , . The verb is now seldom used; see the more common ,, and , ,

kims [(kɩ‘ms, ke‘ms) ᶄɩ‘ms, ᶄɩ‘mps (ᶄe‘mps)] and kimset [kɩ‘msət, ᶄɩ‘msət], , 1) a) making quick movements and sudden turns of the head or body, of a foolish, somewhat distracted person; a k. body. Partly also used (in fishermen’s ) of fish: nibbling at the bait without taking it; de fish is, the fish only nibbles at the bait. : .  and :. b) touchy; sulky, and sulky.  2) restless; unsteady; feverish; “he has a way aboot him”, partly including the senses given under 1. 3) talking abruptly, giving short, dry answers; a k. body. :  and . 4) frolicsome, merry and foolish, flighty. . 5) silly, wanton, half-witted. (, like). — A