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Rh kwarv,, see ,

kwas-, see -.

kwäkkrepp, -krupp,, see *,

kwedaklett,, see.

†kweg [kwēg],, a heifer. ; [hwēg]: As ē in Norn is sometimes found as a development of í, the word may be regularly developed from kvíga,, a heifer. It is probable, however, that the vowel-sound in is due to influence of quey, quaig,, a heifer.

woe; reported from (and ) in the form  [hwen, hwɛn (hwæn)], and in the “dule [døl] and (or: and dule)!” “ and care!” Oh, woe and grief! — kvein, and, a wailing, lamentation.
 * kwen$1$,, lamentation; sorrow;

kwen$2$,, a non-prolific ram (or boar); and  : [hwē$ə$n]. See further under $2$,

kwengi,, = $2$, ; see ,


 * kwenni,, a quern, see ,

kwerk (kwirk) [kwæ‘rk (kwɛ‘rk), kwə‘rk, kwerk],, 1) the throat; now rare in this sense, and found mostly in a restricted application; and the uppermost part of the throat, de k. o’ de t’rot. [kwə‘rk]. b) part of the throat of a fish, used for bait in fishing; bait, cut from the throat of a fish; de k. [(kwæ‘rk), kwə‘rk (kwe‘rk)] o’ de fish; “gi’e me a bit o’ de k.!” , [hwæ‘rk, hwe‘rk, hwə‘rk]: ; see -bait, 2) the hollow of the sole of the foot, de k. o’ de foot ; [(hwæ‘rk), hwə‘rk (hwe‘rk)]: and  Also a)  [kwa‘rk, kwä‘rk]:, and b)   [hwa‘rk (hwä‘rk)]:   and By transfer, applied to the part of a shoe or boot, corresponding to the hollow of the sole; de o’ de boot . 3) more rarely = of the edge of the palm along the forefinger and the thumb, reported from : de o’ de hand (= de jarkin o’ de hand). 4) a closing in of the landscape: a) a (narrow) depression, a small hollow, α) in a height; a k. in a hill, de k. o’ de hill: [(kwæ‘rk) kwe‘rk, kwə‘rk]; β) between two hills, or two strips of arable land (corn-rigs): ; b) the innermost, narrow end of a cleft,, a cleft in a rocky coast, into which the sea-water flows, de k. o’ . [kwæ‘rk, kwə‘rk (kwe‘rk)]. — kverk, , the angle below the chin, (in : kverkr, kverkar) the throat.  kverk, ,  a) the throat of a fish; b) an abrupt narrowing; also the sole of the foot. kverk,, (the throat) also an angle, the innermost edge of a curve.
 * a) the angle between the chin

kwerka-bait,, a piece of bait, cut from the throat of a fish, reported from in the form “-bait [hvæ‘r··ka- or hwə‘r··kabɛ̄$n$t·]”. See the preceding word.

kwerkapus, -bus (-bos) [kwæ‘r··kapos·, -bos·, -bȯs·, (kwə‘r··ka-)], , a swelling, filled with pus: disease in the throat in cattle. The forms with - are peculiar to On and : -. Other forms reported are: a), - [(kwa‘r··ka-) kwä‘r··kabos·, -bȯs·], , - [(kwa‘r··kə-) kwä‘r··kə-]:  ; b) , -bos·, - [hwa‘r··kəbȯs· (-bȯs·), hwä‘r··kə-, hwa‘r··ki- (hwä‘r··ki-)]: and. From Unst is reported a form - or, - [hwə‘r··kabȯs· 31