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468 kross (krosj)$2$ [krȯᶊ],, a heap, (small) pile; a k. o’, o’ peats, o’ taatis [‘potatoes’]. . krysja,, (untidy) heap.

†kross (krosj)$3$ [krȯᶊ],, small, choppy waves, breaking against each other (indicating a change of weather, bad weather); commotion in the sea; cross-sea, near the shore; a k. i’ de sea; a k. aboot de shore. The word is pronounced differently to cross,, —  the two words, — but is doubtless the same word as cross-sea, kryssø, with the second part dropped.

krossek [krȯsək, krȯᶊək],, 1) star-fish, Asterias. 2) a species of crab with a furrow across the back. In this sense also [krȯs··ɩkrab·, krȯᶊ··ɩ-]. — krossfisk, and krossfiskur, , korsfisk, star-fish, Asterias. With “korskrabbe” as the name of a species of crab (Fejlberg).

krosset [krɔsət (kråsət), krȯsət, krȯᶊət],, a) to an animal, a cow: (dark, black) having white stripes up over the loins and (partly) the shoulders; a k. coo. [krȯsət, krȯᶊət].  [krɔsət, krȯᶊət]. Also b) striped and spotted ( black and white), and with a more extended application: c) variegated, with different colours blended together (: krɔsət). — In senses a and b the word is doubtless an old *krossóttr;  krossutt,, having the device of a cross.

krossikrabb,, see , 2.

krossmark [krɔsma‘rk, kråsma‘rk], , properly the sign of the cross, used in the phrase: to mak’ ane [‘one’] a k., to thrash one so that the marks are visible to everyone, to maltreat ; to lie a k., to lie helpless, disabled. — krossmark,, the sign of the cross.

krotl [krȯt$w$l, krȯ$wg$t$ə$l, krȯi‘t$i$l, krȯi‘təl (krȯƫəl)],, 1) a) heterogeneous heap or mass; to be (lie) in a k.; [krȯ$ə$t$ə$l, krȯi‘t$i$l, krȯi‘təl]; b) a collection of small objects; small stones used when building a wall or fence, for filling in the spaces between the larger stones for support (, : krȯt$ə$l). 2) a crackling sound, of tallow being melted; a gurgling or rumbling sound; rumbling in the bowels; I heard de k. o’ him; “hit guid doon wi’ a k.”, of a liquid: it went down with a gurgling sound. Also rumbling of a down-falling mass, stones, “hit cam’ doon wi’ a k.”; rumbling as of thunder. 3) commotion in the sea, small waves breaking against each other (choppy sea, cross-sea), a k. i’ de sea ; he set a k. i’ de sea, an uproar in the sea came on . 4) a simmering; the sound of a liquid just before boiling. — : [krȯt$ə$l]. : [krȯt$w$l] and [krot$ə$l]. —  krottel,, mixed or entangled mass, krusl (krutl?), a simmering, and  krutl, , a bungling; a trifling with something. With 1 b  also crottil,, a small fragment of any hard body. Different words?
 * [krȯ$ə$t$i$l, krȯi‘t$ə$l, kroi‘təl (krȯƫəl)].

krotl [krȯt$ə$l, krȯ$ə$t$ə$l, krȯi‘t$ə$l, krȯi‘təl (krȯƫəl)],, 1) a) to emit a crackling sound, of tallow being melted; of thunder; b) to make a gurgling or rumbling sound; to rumble; de guts (the bowels) is doon”, of a liquid, passing through a narrow opening; a soond [‘sound’]. 2) to tumble down, of small stones in a fence; to com’  doon. 3) to simmer; to begin to boil, of
 * “hit guid [‘it went’]