Page:An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland Part I.pdf/575

Rh Shetlandic, but a loan-word from ( carl,, a man, churl). is sometimes used, by mingling, in the same sense as, (a big woman). For the relation between “karl” and, the relation between  and

koll [kɔl],, to clip, to take off the top, to k. onyting aff; to k. de light, to snuff the candle. kolla,, inter alia to clip, to take off the top; coll,,  A form with long o:  [kōl, kō$ə$l], which must be, is now more common in ; see under $1$, 2.

kolla [kɔᶅa (koᶅa)],, sea-term, tabu-name in fishermen’s for a buoy (made from sheep-skin). and rounded, a roundish or “polled” object.,  and  kolla, , a wooden vessel without ear or handle, kolla, , - in the. kolla,, a polled animal, a female, also a woman, is the same word.
 * something clipped

kollek [kȯlək, kȯᶅək (koᶅək)], , 1) a roundish, lumpy object, an unshapely stone (useless for building purposes), = and, ; a vilde [‘vile’] o’ a .  [kȯᶅək]. 2) a variety of oval-shaped mussel; to Edm.: Mactra solida. In Neill: Venus Erycina. to Th. Edm. (Glossary): Tellina rhomboides. kȯlək: koᶅək: Elsewhere more : kȯᶅək. In kollr, (rounded top; the head)? See $h$ and , The word might, however, also suggest an older * or *; see further, ,
 * [kɔli]-shall. of

koller [kȯᶅər],, young gull ( the three-toed gull). Onomatopœic  Ono- matopœic word; see, , , and, 2.

kollet [kȯᶅət (kɔᶅət, kȯilət, kɔilət)], , 1) applied to cattle, cows: polled; a k. coo. In : [(kɔdlət) kådlət], now partly superseded by, and alternating with, the more common  [kȯᶅət]. : kȯᶅət and kȯilət, koilat. Of a hard storm it is said: “hit [‘it’] is enough [enjåχ] to blaw [‘blow’] de horns aff o’ a k. coo”. 2) bald-looking, having the hair cropped closely; du is very k.-lookin’. [kȯᶅət, kȯilət, kɔilət]. 3) in the phrase “a k. cap”, a skull-cap. [kȯᶅət]; corresponding to  kollhetta (-hǫttr),  kollhúfa,  kollhuva, kollhúgva, a skull-cap. — kollóttr,, polled (bald),  to animals.

kollgrøt [kɔᶅgrøt],, a lead, with a rope attached, for sounding the depth of the sea. , The second part of the is, , a stone. The first part is  kaðall,  kal, kall, , a rope; cable. Or, head?

kollifirbolli [kåᶅ·ɩfərbåᶅ·ɩ], , headlong, topsy-turvy; dey guid [‘went’] k. doon [‘down’] de hill; dey tumbled k. *koll fyrir bǫll? here means head; see $1$, : globe; lump; hind part?

kolmirk [kɔlmə‘rk],, pitch dark. kolmyrk, kolmörk, ,

kolti [kȯ‘ᶅti],, applied to a stone: round and lumpy, useless for building purposes; a k.. ,  kulten,, resembling a kult (log of wood; crag; a small, stout, round figure), somewhat convex, stoutish.


 * kolv-,, see *.

kom$n$, come [kɔm],, to come, used in collocations with certain and in some originating from (Norn). Thus: 29