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Rh kørek [ᶄø̄$ə$rək (ᶄørək)],, thin, stirred mass, a kind of gruel, stirred mass of meal and (whey mixed with water); [blāndi]-k. (and  ) [ᶄø̄$ə$rək]. More rarely with short ø [ᶄø̄$ə$rək] (?). Also [kjø̄$ə$rək (kjørək)]:, —  kjøra, , mixture (preparation of milk and whey). See, , as well as ,

kørk [(kø‘rk) ᶄø‘rk],, to squeeze, pinch, to take hold of and shake, mostly in fun; to k. a bairn (a child). I’ll k. dee, I’ll punish you ( jokingly). Also [kjø‘rk] and  [ᶄȯ‘rk]: . — kyrkja,, to strangle; in also in a wider sense: to squeeze, pinch.

kørkin [(kø‘rkɩn) ᶄø‘rkɩn],, a squeezing, pinching; also partly in fun: a drubbing, correction or chastisement (with the hand); to gi’e ane (a bairn) a k. Other forms of are: [kjø’rkɩn], [ᶄȯ‘rkɩn] . *kyrkjan. See ,

Handed down: a) in the phrase “to [lag] de k.”, to move the cows (from one part of the home-pasture to another). ; ? Also * [kjȯrn], to de  . Now commonly: to  [mȯn] de baess [‘beasts’]; b) [ᶄø̄rən] in a fragment of conversation in Norn from Unst. In B. Edmondston and Jessie M. Saxby’s “The Home of a Naturalist”, given in the form “” in the same fragment. See Introd. (Fragments of Norn). — is   form: the cows, “kýrnar”, from kýr,, a cow. A form * [gē$n$r] from older * [*kø̄r] through a middle form * [*gø̄r] or * [kēr] is reported from
 * kørn [ᶄørn, ᶄø̄rən],, cows.

kørr [kørr],, to scare away. (cackling) poultry, hens; to k. de hens. kyrra,, to quieten, calm. More commonly ,

kørr [kørr],, ''shoo! shoo!'' as a shout to poultry (hens) in order to stop their noise, or scare them away. Doubtless from kyrr,, quiet. See further ,

kørrnørr [kør(r)·nør(r)·], and I), a murmur, only negatively, as: “no [‘not’] to say k.”, not a word to be said. II) , ''keep quiet! be silent!'' — The first part of the is  kyrr (kyrr,, quiet). See further and, under which latter form an attempt has been made to define the second part of the

køs [køs, ᶄøs (kjøs)],, a heap, of small coalfish, turned sour. Parallel form to the more common and, [ kǫs, , a heap];

køs [køs, ᶄøs],, to bury in a pit or hole;  to the burying of a heap of small coalfish. See further $n$ and ,

køss [køs] and køssi [køsi], , to kiss; now jokingly or mockingly. kyssa,, to kiss. More common in is a form with dropped i-mutation: [kosi],, characteristic of the southern part of Shetland.

køss (køsj) [køᶊ(ᶊ)],, to drive away cattle or poultry ( hens) by shouting ! to k. awa [‘away’]; to k. hens. Parallel forms: [kȯᶊ], [kuᶊ, koᶊ] and ( in ): [kəᶊᶊ]. an original *kyssa, to cry kyss. See the word.

køss (køsj) [køᶊ(ᶊ)],, shoo! a shout by which to drive away cattle and poultry (hens); k.! k. awa wi’ dee! Parallel forms: [kȯᶊ(ᶊ)],