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460 †kreg,, see , ,

kregasod, craiga-sod [krē··gasōd·, -sō$ə$d·],, a rock on the sea-shore from which angling is carried on. The form of the word is partly, partly Norn. craig, , a rock;, , a seat. See * and *,

krek$1$ [krɛk, kræk],, to spit, hawk, to cough up phlegm. [kræk]: hrækja,, to spit. Common in the derived form ; see $1$,

krek$2$ [krē$ə$k],, to move slowly and falteringly, to stumble along, usually complaining in a whimpering voice; to geng aboot. with “kreka” or “kraka”, kräka (kreka), , to creep, crawl (to walk slowly and badly). Owing to the long e, however, the word, in its form, is closer allied to kreika,, to walk slowly, to stagger along.

krek, kræk [krɛ$ə$k, kræ$ə$k], , an animal with very short, poorly developed hind legs. See “-grice”, , and $1$,

krekin, krechin [kræχɩn, kræχən], , sea-term, used in fishermen’s tabu- for whale. krake,, as the name of a large marine animal (and in Aa. Suppl.: krakunge,, a kind of marine animal?).

kreks$1$ [kræks (kreks)],, 1) to hawk, cough up phlegm; to clear one’s throat, in a forcible manner; to k.  o’ de craig or t’rot (the throat), to k.  ane’s t’rot, to k. i’ de t’rot. 2) to grumble; more rare in this sense. — kræks: kreks:  —   (Helgeland) kraksa,  kraaks’, , to hawk, cough, cough up ( hrækja,, to spit). See $1$ and ,

kreks$2$ [kræks],, to walk in a bent position with crooked knees, to stagger., *kreksa. See the word as well as , $2$ and ,

krekset$1$ [kræksət (kræ$ə$ksət)], , applied to foals and pigs: having feeble, crooked and stiff legs (owing to disease in the joints); a k. foal or grice. to the legs of foals and pigs: feeble, crooked and stiff; k. legs. kreks,, a stunt, and kreksa,, a crooked object (a branch). of *krak(k); see “-grice”. ,, , differs somewhat in sense from .

krekset$2$ [kræksət],, grumbling; cross. Uncommon. of $1$, 2.

kreksi [kræksi],, a disease in foals and pigs, causing the legs to become crooked and stiff. See $1$,

krell, krill [kreᶅ],, a clinking sound, the sound of any hard object (as glass or china) breaking into pieces. See, ,

krem [krē$ə$m],, 1) to be ailing, always unwell and sulky. ; 2) to complain. ; a body. — *kreima(sk) or kremjask? The long e-sound in rather indicates an original *kreim-. a) kreimskjen and kreimslen,, ailing, weakly and eating little, from *kreim-,  kreima (kreyma?), , a weak person; b)  krem-jask, to pine away from a wasting sickness (krǫm, ). — Hardly developed through a * from *krauma; see further ,

krest [(krɛst) kræst],, to exert oneself, walking wearily, bending under a heavy burden (on one’s back); to k. under a burden. Also [krɩst, krest]. — kreista,, to squeeze; pinch; press. kreista seg, to exert oneself in order to bring out