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418 and grilled, mostly in pairs; the word is only handed down in the form:. Like “liver-”,, and ,. — “spjolkin, spjolket silek”, with “kinnina(n)silek”, really denotes a small, split coalfish, hung up to dry, with a wooden skewer (spjolk) across the split to keep it open (in order to dry the fish more quickly). The so-called were doubtless treated in a similar manner, and the word then might be explained as an original “*kinninga- or *kinnunga-silungr”, in which “kinningr, kinnungr” possibly denotes side, side-flap, “kinningar, kinnungar”, the two side-flaps of the split, out-stretched fish.  kinnungur, kinningur,, in sense of the one side of a boat’s stem, kinnungr,, the bow of a ship. Possibly (though not probably) the same way as, in reference to the skewer, used for holding the fish open; and, if so, it might be referred to kinnung, kinning,, a stick; post (for fitting in, or into which something is fitted), door-post, kinding, kinning,, tang, the part of the shaft that fits into the carriage ( kinnungr,, beam with a groove in the end; groove in the end of a beam for fitting into another beam).
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[kin·pus·],, properly cheek-muscle; only reported in , and [-pus·əs, -pus·ɩs], jokingly of cheeks, cheek-flesh, full cheeks; fat aroond de, full in the cheeks. (kinnpusters), and (kinnpuses). — From is reported a form [ᶄɩl·pusk·, ᶄɩlpusk·, ᶄɩlposk·], only in : fat, white, aroond de “kilpusks”. Corruption of *. — In Hildina-ballad (the Foula song) is found , written “kedn puster”, , in sense of box on the ear. — kinnpústr, , (full) cheek-muscle, cheek-flesh, but handed down only in sense of box on the ear. kinnpust,, cheek-flesh (pust,, a swelling). pus-kinnad,, having full cheeks, applied to a hen having feathers sticking out around the beak ( and pusa,  puse,, to swell).
 * kinnpuster [kin·pus·tər], *kinnpus

†kinsked, †kin-sked [kin·skēd·, -skē$m$d·],, accident happening either to oneself or to a relation, one of the same clan; “geng [‘go’] du wi’ dy k.!” “du will maybe get dy k. yet!” - may be either kyn or kin, ; , either skaði,, or  skaith, , damage ( scathe).

kint [ᶄɩ‘nt],, 1) contemptuous, disparaging term for a man. 2) conceited or haughty person, a person with a provocative behaviour, applied to a young woman; a k. o’ a ting. —  kynt, , inter alia pretentious, haughty, = kyndig, kyndug; kyndig, , proud; conceited; wilful. kyndugr,, cunning.

kippek [kɩpək (kepək), ᶄɩpək (ᶄepək)], , small bunch or string,  of small fish hung up (mostly small coalfish, and ). A consists of 3 or more (usually 4) fishes tied together, while a is only two fishes. — kippi,, a bundle strung together; kippa,, and kippe, , kippa, ,

kippek [(kɩpək) ᶄɩpək (ᶄepək)], , to string small fishes (small coalfish) together in small bundles, The word has received
 * to k. de.