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420 kirkmark [ke‘rkmark, kə‘rk-], , harelip.

kirkmarket [ke‘rk··ma‘rkət and kə‘rk··-],, harelipped.

kirks [kɩ‘rks],, scissors; tabu-name, used by fishermen at sea. Levenwick, Is doubtless to be classed with  kyrkja,, to pinch ( to strangle).

kirl [(ᶄɩrəl) ᶄerəl],, sudden rolling over or falling on the back; to get a k. op. See the word.

kirl [(ᶄɩrəl) ᶄerəl],, to roll over or fall suddenly on the back, to k. or ower. An l-derivative. kirra,, to swing round, roll over.

†kirn [(kɩrn) kern, kərn],, 1) a churn, — kirna,  (kjarni, ), and kirn,  2) a) = -milk, butter-milk; b) curd in contrast to whey. The preservation of “rn” is due to  influence.

†kirn [(kɩrn) kern, kərn],, to churn, = *kirna,, and kirn,

kirnatansi [kər·nâ··tansɩ·],, violent agitation and excitement; great, confused haste; in a perfect k. The first part of the is possibly associated with kirna, , (to churn) wrangle, quarrel, kjarnast,, to become greatly excited.

kirp, kirpet, kirpin (kjirp-, kjerp-) [ᶄə‘rp, ᶄə‘rpət, ᶄə‘rpɩn; kjə‘rp, -ət, -ɩn],, 1) compressed, contracted, short; -faced, (-faced), [ᶄɩr(r)ət]-faced, short-faced, contracted and angry-looking; also snub-nosed (and having a short, broad face). : -faced and (-faced). : -faced. -faced [kjərr-, ᶄərr-] for -faced, having a short face, snub-nosed, shø has a wheer [‘queer’] way wi’ her, she  has a peculiarly sharp and hard expression, and contracted features. 2) bent on something, eager and zealous in the execution of something; niggardly; miserly; : ; a k. measure; dey’re k. wi’ deir measure or weight. — The word is to be classed with kyrpa, , to draw together, to wrinkle. kyrpingr,, a weakling. — ,, is found in the same sense as “-faced”.
 * 3) pinched;

kirr [kərr],, to quieten; check; to scare away, hens; to k. de hens (*). kyrra, , to quieten; calm; kjørra (kyrra), , to quieten; to frighten, check.

kirr [kerr (k$s$err), kərr], , ''hush! be quiet! : a) repeated exclamation when trying to calm a child, or lull it to sleep. [kerr (k$i$err)]. Also  [kȯrr]. -baw [kerr·abā·], lullaby.''  b) exclamation to stop the noise made by cackling poultry ( hens and geese), or to scare them away; shoo! shoo! In this use of the word the is commonly “kərr”. — The word may be referred, partly to kyrr,, quiet (see the preceding word), partly — in sense a — to korra, , to sing low to children (korríró, cradle-song, lullaby). baw, lullaby. See, and

kirrnirr [ker(r)·nerr·, k$ɩ$er(r)·nerr·; ᶄer(r)·-],, a slight sound, murmur; reported in the phrase “he never wort’ said k.”, he did not utter a syllable. [ker(r)-, k$i$er(r)-: ᶄer(r)-: ]. Also used as : ''keep quiet! be silent!'' See and , and, as well as , and

kirser,, see , ,

kirvi,, see ,

kirvi-bent [ᶄɩr··vibɛ‘nt·], (