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438 the word. — *klumsa. klumsa,, to make speechless.

klumsen (klumsin) [klo‘msən], , parched in the mouth, that cannot open the mouth, when choked with thirst. I am k. wi’ trist [‘thirst’], I am nearly choked with thirst, I am parched, or my throat is closed from thirst. Also , [klo‘msd]. de fish was a’ [‘all’] de day [‘to-day’], the fish would not take the bait (would not open the mouth) to-day. Sometimes : blocked, (too) firmly packed; too : originating from the meaning: having the throat blocked. — klums, klumsa (klumsad), , speechless; klumsa, , unable to open the mouth from cramp (B.H.); klumsen, klummsen,, a) stiff and numb from frost; b) excessively thirsty and hungry.

klunk$1$ [klo‘ŋk],, a gurgling sound, of a liquid, when gulped down greedily; a draught. Also [klɔ‘ŋk]. ( clunk). See $1$,

klunk$2$ [klo‘ŋk],, the top of a wall or fence (a fence of stone or earth), a k. on a dyke. in : , applied to the uppermost part of a fence. klunk, , a lump of something rather soft; klunkur,, klunk, , a (large) lump. ,

klunk$1$ [klo‘ŋk],, 1) , to gurgle, to make a gurgling or gulping sound,  to a liquid, when shaken. 2)  , to drink eagerly (producing a gulping sound), to swallow greedily, to k. doon [’down’]; he [klo‘ŋkəd] doon a lock [‘lot’] o’ water. Also [klɔ‘ŋk]. — *klunka. and klunka, clunk,, to gurgle (of a liquid when shaken), in and also to drink greedily with a gurgling sound.

klunk$2$ [klo‘ŋk],, to build something,  a wall or fence, temporarily and loosely; to k. a dyke. *klunka. See $2$,, and ,

klur [klūr (klô̅r)],, a scratch, a mark, made by a cat’s claw. by a claw.
 * klór. klor,, a scratch, made

klur [klūr (klô̅r)],, 1) to scratch, to a cat.  2) to harrow the earth unprepared by spade or plough, of earth in which potatoes have been planted; to k. de grund;  [klūrd, klô̅rd] grund: —  klóra, , to scratch.

klurek [klūrək, klurək],, jokingly of a claw, cat's claw. of, 1.

klurer [klūrər] and kluri [klūri], , tabu-name, sea-term for a cat. Properly a scratcher. See , 1.
 * Hoswick, :

kluster, see and.

klut [klut],, 1) a clout, rag, piece of cloth. 2) sea-term, tabu-name in fishermen’s for sail, a boat’s sail. klútr,, a clout. , , a neckerchief, and ,

klø [klø̄],, a stone, a piece of steatite (or a piece of wood), hung down the face of a butting cow, and tied with a piece of cord round the horns. , a stone for weighting down. klé (*kléi) and kljár, In  a stone for keeping the warp straight in the old, upright loom. — In is found a parallel form [klø̄$n$r] with preserved -r, originating from “kljár”, and used similarly to, to a stone hung down the face of a cow.

klø [klø̄],, to tie a stone (or a piece of wood), , down the face of a cow, apt to butt; to k.