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466 sheaves of corn on a stake). The vowel-sound of the word tallies better with  hraukr than with  hrúga and  hrúka,,  ruk, , and ruka, , a heap. “hrúga” is also found in  in the current form  [rūg].

†krok [krok, krɔk (krȯk)],, to be in a state of utter exhaustion, emaciation and misery, to starve, of cattle in the out-field owing to a long spell of severe or stormy weather; de baess [‘beast’] is. [krɔk (kråk)]. Also : to die ( and applied to cattle owing to their miserable condition); de baess is gaun to k. — kroka,, to cattle: to die from exposure to rough weather or cold (R.). The word may, in any case when used of people, also be croak,, to die.

krokek or krokkek [krɔkək, kråkək], , name of some species of sea-fowl, reported from Unst, partly of the gannet, partly of the black-backed gull . to J.I. (doubtful) also of a young gull (three-toed gull) or “craw-maw”. — As “craw” is crow in the last quoted word, may be kráka,, the crow. The name may have been transferred to other birds on account of likeness of their cry. Note, however, krykkja = krytja,, sea-fowl of the gull kind (three-toed gull).

kroklin [krɔklɩn, kråklɩn],, small mussel; one of the small, black mussels adhering to the rocks on the foreshore. *kráklingr (with dropped i-mutation) = *kræklingr. krælingur,, (and krákuskel, ), a kind of mussel, mytilus vulgaris minor, kræklingur, (small) mussel, krákuskel, , (common) mussel, mytilus edulis. See “craw-pil”, — In a few place-names,  place- names, such as [kråk·lahɛᶅ·a] (Wick o’ Tresta, ), and doubtless also [krɔg··laskær·i] (Skerries), * is with.

krokni [krɔkni, krȯkni],, a swarm; crowd. [krɔkni]. [krȯkni]. See further ,

krolk [krȯ‘ᶅk],, a hump (on a person’s or animal’s back); a k. atween de shooders [‘shoulders’]. a) krylt,, = kryl, , a hump on the back; b)  and ,

krolket [krȯ‘ᶅkət],, hump-backed ; having a very compressed shape ; a k. body. of the preceding word.

kroll [krȯl] and kroil [krȯil], , 1) something curled up. 2) a) something rolled or coiled up; b) a coiled or huddled state; to be in a k., to be intertwined or entangled; to lie in a k., to lie huddled up (of an animal). 3) arched back; hump, caused by compressing the body, against cold or bad weather,  to cattle; to stand wi’ a on the back . — krull,, a) a curl; b) something rolled or coiled up; c) a circle; cluster. crull, ?, contraction, doubling up (see below crull,, under , , ). With , 3  a) , ,  kryl, m., a hump; b) ,

kroll [krȯl] and kroil [krȯil], , 1) to curl up. 2) to roll or coil up; to lie or, to lie huddled up, of cattle. krulla,, a) to curl; crisp; b) to bend together (into a ring or curve). crull,, to contract; to double up.

krom [krom],, to whimper, complain owing to bad health; a puir [‘poor’] body.