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Rh kwinka,, to languish, to waste away. with regard to may  be compared  quängeln, quengeln,, to whimper, whine. See $2$,

kwirfil (kwirl),, see , ,

†kwiriakses [kwɩr··iak·səs], , beating about the bush, subterfuge. Slang?
 * [hwɩr··iak·səs].

kwis,, see ,

kwisl, and, see , and

kwiss [kwɩs(s), kwes(s), kwəs(s)], , to cut off the outstanding edges of something, to dress, stone. (and ):. and : [hwɩs(s), hwes(s), hwəs(s)]. uncommon. E.D.D. (Sh. I.): quiss. The word, in the sense mentioned, probably springs from kvista,, to lop off twigs, also, as in, in a wider sense, to cut off, to separate (sections of a whole). — In sense of to scatter, to lacerate or pull asunder, and is the same word (to cut off). Another, however, is found in sense of to husk, for * from *; hülsen,, to husk, from original “u”, see under, and In sense of to bite to pieces, consume or eat up entirely ( meat of bones),  is probably the latter word (to husk). In sense of to scatter, pull asunder, ,, may be either the one or the other of the originally different words mentioned. — [kwɩssɩns],, immature grains of corn, is to be classed with, to husk.
 * hulsc. With regard to “wi” for

kwolk [kwȯ‘lk, kwə‘lk],, a large mouthful or draught; to tak’ a k.. *kulkr or *kolkr. kulk, kolk, kålk,, a draught, kulk,, a) the throat; b) a draught (Molb.). See the word.

kwolk [kwȯ‘lk, kwə‘lk],, to swallow quickly or greedily, to make efforts in swallowing, to k. doon [‘down’]; also to gulp, to drink in large draughts or greedily, to k. doon. .  . [hwə‘lk] and  [hwa‘lk]: [kwe‘lk, kwe‘ᶅk]: . : [hwe‘lk, hwe‘ᶅk]. — kulka, kolka, kålka,, to gulp, to drink in large draughts; kulke,, ; kulka, , to swallow, gulp down in large mouthfuls, to drink in large draughts.

, calf, properly form: the calf.  kalfinn (kálfinn), form, of kalfr (kálfr),, calf. - springs from “kálf-” with lengthened a.
 * kwolvin [kwȯlvɩn, kwəlvɩn (-in)],

kwums-, see -.

kwums,, see ,

kwupp,, see ,

køb [ᶄø$n$b],, a bargain, bargaining; compensation. Otherwise in the form ; kaup, ,

kød [kø̄d, kø̄$w$d (ᶄø̄d, ᶄø̄$ə$d)] and køð [kø̄ð],, 1) a well-developed, plump, half-grown fish, coalfish (see , ). ; ;  in the form  [kø̄d, kø̄$n$d].   and  : [ᶄø̄d, ᶄø̄$ə$d] and  [kjø̄d, kjø̄$ə$d].  [kødin] ( and ). : [kø̄d] and [kø̄dər] as well as obsolete * [kø̄$ə$þ] and special sense: a big or well developed trout, a  o’ a troot [‘trout’]. Otherwise more : a o’ a, a coalfish. 2) a coalfish (young coalfish, ), prepared in a special manner, grilled
 * [sᶄø̄$n$þ]. In  in a