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Rh (South Nunsbrough, ); as the name of rocks (detached rocks), : de Kus ; de Nort’ and de Sooth Kus (Lambaness, Norwick, ); de Kusens o’ Dimons [dɩməns] (two rocks; ). is more rarely found as a place-name (name of hills),  de Kjos o’ Nip (East Isle, Skerries), a hillock in shape like a dunghill, a) Kusena stura [kus··əna· or kos··əna· stūra]; de hole o’ K. stura, and b) Sturakjos [stū··rakjȯs·] is the name of a deep hollow at the foot of the hill Windus [*vind-áss]. :, a heap, of stones.
 * kǫsin stóra, *stóra kǫs. — kǫs,

kus [kus (kos)],, to heap up, to keep small fish (coalfish) under a heap of stones till almost putrid; to k. (k. ). The word springs from kasa, , to pile up in a heap (of stones, kǫs), but in form (the vowel-sound u) it has been influenced by the substantive. See further $n$,

ku-shall [kūᶊäl],, a variety of large, round shell-fish, see ,

kuss [kos(s)],, a kiss (kiss on the mouth).  koss, , a kiss. See *,

kuss (kusj) [kuᶊ, koᶊ],, to scare away poultry (hens) by shouting, = and ; to k. awa hens.

kuss (kusj),, shout, by which to scare away poultry (hens). kyss! a threatening cry.

kussi [kusi, kosi],, a pet-name and call-name for a calf or heifer, cow; in  as a name for a calf, otherwise often to a cow. Also [kȯsi (kȯᶊɩ)], and more rarely [kȯtsa] , [kȯtsi] ( and ). — kussa,, a heifer, cow, still used as an endearing term or as a call in modern Northern languages. , ,

kussi [kos(s)i],, to kiss, now mostly used or as slang. A form with dropped i-mutation. kyssa,, to kiss. See , , and ,

kust [kū$h$st],, a shout to set dogs on sheep: at him! ! k.! kusta,, to keep under discipline, to chastise.

kuv [kūv],, to be somewhat asthmatic, to cough slightly. Also [ᶄøf]. kœfa, , to be suffocated, from “kóf”. kjøva,,  kóf, , kjøva,, kjøve, , and kov, , kov and kjöv,, a difficulty in breathing, asthma. In the i-mutation has been dropped. — gh in “cough”, which in sounds f, is in Shetlandic pronounced quite differently from, : [k$m$ɔχ, k$1$åχ; kjɔχ, kjåχ]. is, however, still the common word in for cough.

kuvl, kuvel [kovəl] and kovl, kovel [kɔvəl],, a hollow, a (concave) depression, in a slope or in a hill-side; de k. o’ de hill. As a place-name: “de Kovl (Kuvl)”, a deep, concave depression in Sandvo Hill, —  from *kúf-. kúfr, kuv,, a round elevation or top, kyva,, conversely, inter alia to make concave or to be concave, kyven,, concave (O.NO.N. [sic] kúfóttr,, round, convex).

kuvl, kuvel [kovəl],, to turn a hollow, concave object ( a vessel, a basket) bottom up; furthermore to place something under a hollow object, thus turned; to k. a (basket), or a hen under a kessi. Also, [koməl]. . — By metathesis from older * (*), and * (*).  kolva, kolve, , = kvelva,, to turn a hollow object, to be in a concave or inverted position, hvelfa, hvalfa,