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462 narrow valley in On the other hand, [krēg], in the  “de k. o’ a loch”, a narrowing, or a narrow, neck-shaped part of a lake, is  craig,, the throat. See further, , which is the same word.

krikl, krikel$1$ [krikəl],, to crumple or crush; de paper was a’ [‘all’]. ,  “krikl”  to something crooked and winding, krikla,, to make crooked designs, in sewing.

krikl, krikel$2$ [krikəl],, to walk unsteadily and feebly, to stagger along with bent knees; “to k.”, or “to geng ”. *krikla or *krykla. a) krikel,, a feeble creature, krekla, , a poor, bent wretch, stiff in the limbs; b)  krykla, , α) lameness in the feet (in cows), = krypla; β) something stunted or weak and shrinking, kryklen,, weak and shrinking (krykjel,, a crouching wretch).

kriklet [kriklət, krɩklət],, stiff in the limbs; bent; having a feeble, stiff and staggering gait; a puir [‘poor’] k. craeter’. Is to be classed with the preceding word.

†kriks [krɩks, kriks],, stiffness in a limb or in a part of the body; pain in the sinews (from remaining too long in the same strained position); to get de k. ; temporary lameness or numbness in the legs or arms accompanied by tingling sensations, “sleeping”; I ’m gotten de k., [kriks, krɩks]: [kriks]: and  See the two following words as well as a) $n$,, and , ; b) $2$,   crick,

kriks [kriks (krɩks)],, to walk bent and unsteadily with a feeble, staggering gait; to geng [‘go’] . In also  [krisk (krɩsk)], by metathesis of k and s. kriks,, a poor, feeble creature, and see $2$, $2$,

krikset [kriksət (krɩksət)], , bent, crooked, having raised shoulders and humped back ; having bent knees ; a puir [‘poor’] k. body; to geng k. See the preceding word and $2$,

krikst [krikst (krɩkst)],, having a stiff limb, suffering from a temporary stiffness of the sinews, from remaining too long in the same strained position ; having a numb limb, that “sleeps”. I ’m k. = I ’m [‘have’] gotten de
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krimm [krɩm, krəm],, to cough (slightly), to clear one’s throat, to k. o’ de craig (the throat). derived forms: krymta and kremta, , to hawk slightly, to clear one’s throat, krimta, , krimta,, to squeeze; wring. The word is doubtless to be classed with kremja,, to press, kremjask, a) to be squeezed, pinched; b) to be afflicted with illness. For the development of meaning kremta,, a) to press, squeeze; b) to hawk, to clear one’s throat.
 * krim- or *krym-? the following

krimp [krɩ‘mp (krə‘mp)],, properly to squeeze, press: 1) to shrink; to narrow; to restrict; now often used : a) ye maun no k. yoursell, you must not sacrifice so much that you will suffer want ; b) to be too stingy (in measure or weight), to give too short measure and weight . 2) a) to wince; complain; whimper; a body. . Applied to cows in the byre, longing for fodder: to  and, to emit a low, long-drawn, plaintive sound. (?); b) to desire, to long for something, intensive in the phrase “to  and ” (: