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426 klamp [kla‘mp],, a wooden clamp or patch for binding or fastening things together, on a boat to cover a crack, =  and klamp, klampi,  In also a patch to be sewn on something.

klamp [kla‘mp], klamper [kla‘mpər], , to make a noise with the shoes in walking, in clogs, = and klampa. Also : clamp, clamper,  , and ,


 * klamper,, see ,

klapp [klap],, a tap, a gentle blow, = klapp, and partly clap,, in commonly applied to a lighter blow than clap, and more like klap, a tap. is especially Shetlandic in the sense of slight surf (light waves breaking against the shore), a o’ a k. upo de sand ; see $1$,

klapp [klap],, to tap, to strike (gently), = klappa. The word has a wider application than clap. Besides it is found in some special and phrases, as in: he [klapəd] him [‘himself’] doon i’ de muckle chair, he flopped down (placed himself) in the armchair ( the great chair):. I never my een [‘eyes’] upon it, I never saw or observed it. Also clap.

klask [klask],, a stroke, a (dull) blow, with something soft or damp; he t’rew it wi’ a k. against de wa’ [‘wall’]. uncommon (?). klask,, a smack. See the word.

klask [klask],, to strike, to give a dull blow, with some damp or soft object. klaske, and kleska, ,

†klass [klaᶊ],, slush; mire, = klessa, klesja,, from “klass-”, and clash,  Now more commonly: clatch.

klass [klaᶊ],, to splash, plash; to go splashing, to geng doon de road, = clatchin’. The word assimilates to klassa and klessa,, to splash, plash, soil, but has certainly been influenced in later times by and clash,

kläim [kläim],, to paste; smear, butter on bread. a) kleima,, klema, kläima, , to paste; smear; stick, and b) ,

kläimiwik,, see and .

kläin [kläin],, 1) to paste; smear, butter on bread; to k. butter on bread,  2) in spinning wool: to guide some wool along the taut strand, letting the two intertwine, so that the strand appears to be double, to k. de worsed [‘worsted’]. de t’read is, the one strand of wool is twisted around the other (not exactly twined together). — From * [*kli̇̄n] by anglicising of long i to äi. — klína,, to smear.

kläinin [kläinin, klainɩn],, a piece of bread and butter,  buttered.  klíningr, , (piece of) buttered bread.

kläiniwik [kläi··niwɩk·],, a small tallow-candle, made by dipping a wick repeatedly into melted tallow. Also [kläi··miwɩk·]. From (and ), In the second part of  *veikr, veikur, veik,, a wick, have been merged with wick. See ,

kläip [kläip, kläi‘p],, properly something squeezed in, used in meanings: 1) fissure in a rock; now mostly used as a place-name: de . 1) a miserable, emaciated creature, an animal, a puir [‘poor’] k.. 3) a stingy, miserly person. — From * [*kli̇̄p] by anglicising of long i to äi.