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452 kopp [kɔp],, 1) a somewhat precipitous hollow, roundish depression in the landscape. (Fogrigert). Often found as a place-name: de Kopp, de Kopps. Holokopp [hɔl··okɔp·] (Norwick, ): Biggins, ): *kú-koppr, and “Koppena kør [kɔp··əna· kø̄r]” (, near the lake of “water”): *kýr-kopparnir — small dales, haunts of the cows, de Koppadelds (Semblister, ): *kopp(a)-deildir. Koppifell [kɔp··ɩfel·], a hill, the one side of which is concave: *kopp-fell. de Koppahwæis [kɔp··ahwäis·] (Sulem, ): *kopp(a)-kvíar (see, ). de Koppa-“rigs” (Tangwick,, , Huster, ); rig = cultivated patch (older, ). — Sometimes (in place-names) denotes a roundish elevation, de Smokopps [smōkɔps, -kops], some small, round hills with level top; “smákoppr” in a contrary sense small vessel; small hollow. 2) in a water-mill: one of the (two or three) holes, bored in the iron plate fixed to the groundsill, and in which the pivot of the axle turns; see, In sense 2 now often a) with the : [kȯp], like “cup”, and b) in the form, “cap” [kap], after  cap, , a wooden bowl. 3) stern of a boat or ship? In this sense a form “kupp” is given in Edm. Not further confirmed. — is commonly used in, partly in sense of wooden bowl, a Norwa-k., a wooden bowl made in Norway (and imported from there), partly ( in ) in sense of boat's scoop, = , but in contrast to the latter, mostly used as a sea-term, tabu-name; see *, Also in place-names the form has sometimes replaced ; de  Rossikapps [rȯᶊ··ɩkaps·] (Fitful, ), depressions in the ground, pastures for horses: *hrossa-koppar. — koppr,, a) a cup, small vessel; b) a cup-shaped hollow; c) semi-spherical elevation. — It may be doubtful, in several cases, whether in Shetlandic place-names there is any evidence of an original “koppr” or *kop-, *kopa ( kōp and kopa, small hollow), or a *kúpa ( kupa, , a bowl, something cup-shaped), where the is [kop] with close o. Examples: Bergkop(p) or -kup [bæ‘rkop] (Brough, ), hollow in a rock; de Koppek or Kupek [kopək] o’ de Wart (Scousburgh, ), hollow in a mountain-side. Kop(p)a [kɔpa], an over-hanging rock, concave at the foot, may be an original *kopa. See
 * holu-koppr; de Kukopp [kūkɔp] (de

from as being the last words of a dying Aithsting man to his wife: “Oh, puir k.-m., I’ll t’ink lang for dee”, oh, poor - -, I will long for you. As the “-mooth” or “ mooth”, “curly mouth”, is still used as an endearing term to or about someone, may possibly be explained in a similar manner from kárr,, a curl (or kaure, , ), and  mussur, , endearingly = munnur,, the mouth. With “mussur” compare munsa, and  mussa, , to kiss.
 * kora-mussi [kor·amoᶊ·ɩ],, reported

korf,, see ,

korgl, korgel [kårgəl],, to tell strongly exaggerated stories. to emit throat sounds? in this case, there may be compared with the word, gorra and gorpa,, a) to the raven: to croak (hoarsely); b) to babble, to talk nonsense; gorpur,, the raven, = korpr, korp,   karkla, ,