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Rh, sb. — A loan-word from is [kom··ərskɔls·, -skåls·],, refreshments given to visitors by a woman just risen from childbed.

fishermen’s tabu-language at sea for woman, wife., ? Also [kūni]. A.L.: kunie. kuna, , a more rare parallel form to “kona”, , a wife, woman.
 * kuna [kūna],, sea-term, name in

kunki [ko‘ŋki],, an attack of illness, a severe, bad cold; du’s gotten dee a k. Also [kɔ‘ŋk]: ; [kɔ‘ŋki, kå’ŋki] and [kjɔ‘ŋki]: ; du will get a efter dis; du will be gotten dy de night [‘to-night’]. the same word as, or cognate with, kyng,, inter alia sudden, violent attack of illness or pain (lying-in pain), hostekyng,, a violent fit of coughing; kyng,, inter alia rush; downpour.

kup [kup (kô̆p)],, 1*) a roundish elevation; small, rounded hill; the word is more commonly used; de Smokups [smōkups]  = de Smokopps. 2) a hollow, roundish depression in the landscape, a hill, the one side of which is concave; to this the hill-names “de ” [kupəns: ; kopəns: and Katfirt’, ], hills in the side of which are found vault-shaped hollows; also “de Kupek or Kuppek [kopək] o’ de Wart’” (Scousburgh, ), hollow in a hill-side. 3) boat's scoop, = ; used as tabu-name, sea-term. — *kúp-. kupa, , a) a bowl ( kúpa); b) cup-shaped valley, kup,, convexity. See and ,

kup [kup],, 1) , to form a hollow, caused by an overhanging top,  of a mountain; to k. or “k.  ower”. 2)  , to capsize,  cap- size, of a boat. 3), to turn something (a hollow object) bottom up. 4) to bale out (water with a boat’s scoop); “hand me de (the scoop) to k.  dis water!” an belonging to fishermen’s tabu-language at sea. — In sense 1, , is an old *kúpa, to arch, to form a convexity or a concavity; see, 2, and kupa,, to arch. In the senses 2 and 3, is likewise an original to arch or to turn bottom up, but has certainly been influenced by ( coup,  and , to overturn; overset; to be overset; to tumble). The use of the word in sense 4 is more recent; see *, (,  3).

for boat’s scoop; “tak de k. and de !” take the scoop and bale out the water! ( belonging to fishermen’s tabu-language at sea). Also * [kupo]. With dropped ending: [kup, kôp]. kúpa, kupa,, a round vessel; a bowl.
 * kupa [kupa],, tabu-name, sea-term

kupet [kupət] and kupi [kupi], , arched, round (globular); a k. ting, “a k. head”, head of a buttercup . kúpóttr, , See, and

kupi [kupi],, 1) a small basket, = . 2) a wooden box with upright, gable-shaped ends, for holding bait (limpet); a limpet-k. See and,  3) a hollow; pit; hole; “to cut de [kupɩs] or  [kupɩns]” was an old custom on St. John’s Eve, practised by young, betrothed girls, and consisting in the : three holes were cut in the ground, into which the breath was blown; they were then filled up with earth, and visited fasting next morning to see if there were any living worms or insects in the holes; and as many as were