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Rh construction: short knee-timber, a piece of wood which, underneath, rests on the end of a cross-timber, and on top of which is scarfed the so-called “-head” . In found uncompounded: [krā], denoting a knee-piece scarfed to the bottom timber (de ) below, and to “de knee-head” above. — “-tae”, “knee-timber-toe” ( tae,, = toe). For the first part of the see the word.

in a boat; the word assimilates partly to “ -tae”; Edm.: “, the knees in a boat”. — kraki,, a pole, stake, also (as kraki,, krake partly) a crook, hook.
 * kragek [kragək, krāgək],, knee-timber

kraget$1$ [krāgət (kragət)], , to an animal: having the neck (partly also the cheeks and head) of a different colour from that of the body, with light (white) body and dark (black) neck, or conversely; a k. coo or horse, a k. sheep. having a collar round the neck, and derived from kragi,, a coat-collar. *krǫgóttr? One might have expected a form *, similar to [*mǫgóttr], having a belly of a different colour from that of the body, from magi,, the stomach. The word is possibly not quite old, though absence of u-mutation in may be due to influence of the word ,, whilst o in is supported by the form , , stomach, stomach of a fish. (*bi-helset),

kraget$2$ [krāgət],, very lean and miserable, applied to cattle; a k. sheep. krakutt, krakig and krakligr, , feeble; miserable; sick (krake,, inter alia a very emaciated animal), krakligr,, thin, slim, slender of frame, and see below $1$,

kragklut [kraklət, kräklət (-klȯt)], , a cravat, neckerchief. From and ,

†kragsi [kragsi],, a person with a long neck, as a nickname for such a person. From , 2.

krak or krakk$1$ [krak],, a small, thin and weak person who has reached maturity, but is stunted in growth; a k. o’ a ting. a) kraki,, (a stake, pole) thin and spare-limbed person, and  krake, , also a stunt; a weak, emaciated being; b) krakk, , a poor wretch. See $2$,

krakk$2$ [krak],, 1) a three-legged wooden stool, = krakk, krakkur ( knakkr), , crackie,  Also  [kråk]. Sometimes 2) a foot-stool (wooden foot-stool), = krakk ( knakkr).

krakk-grice [krak-gräis],, a pig with very short, poorly developed hind legs, on account of disease in the joints. With, in this ,  krakall, , stiff and feeble in the feet, kraken, , that moves stiffly and wearily (to be classed with kraka,, to creep, crawl along).

kram$n$ [krām],, a paw, cat’s paw, cat’s claw. Jocular or mocking term, also applied to a hand: “paw”.,  hrammr, , bear’s paw. The form, however, possibly springs from an original ,  ,
 * kram-; see, , and

kram$1$ [krām],, a heap of small objects or tiny creatures (shellfish for bait, small potatoes, ). Is doubtless the same word as kram,, goods, small wares. See ,

kram [krām],, to pack into