Intro
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Abbreviations

 

kadge v.

 

See cadge 2

 

 

kaggy'anded a.

 

See cack-handed

 

 

kak'anded a.

 

See cack-handed

 

 

kale n.

 

broth; porridge;

 

< OE. cāl, ON. kál ( cabbage, kale)

kall ' oil n.

 

a location where people meet to gossip

 

< ON. kalla (to call, to cry, to shout) + ME hoil f. OE. hol (hollow))

kall v.

 

to chat; to gossip,

 

< ON. kalla (to call, to cry, to shout))

katy–cornered adv.

 

See cater-cornered

 

 

kay n.

 

a key; also keigh

 

< OE. cǣȝ

kay-neeaved a.

 

See kay-nieved

 

 

kay-nieved a.

 

l eft-handed

 

??? < Da. kei (left) + ON. hnefi (fist)

keck n.

 

the dry, generally hollow, stem of various herbaceous plants

 

< ME. kex ( a dry hollow stem)

kecks n.pl.

 

knickers; underpants; trousers; also kex

 

??? < kicks (pl. of kick) f. ME. kiken (to kick)

ked n.

 

a sheep-tick; a sheep- louse; also kedd, keead

 

orig. unknown

kedd .

 

See ked

 

 

kedge v.

 

See cadge

 

 

kedlock n.

 

charlock, wild mustard; also ketlock

 

< OE. cedelc (herb mercury: mercurialis perennis)

keead n.

 

See ked

 

 

keeam v.

 

See kemb

 

 

keel v.

 

to cool; to assuage;

 

< OE. cǣlan, cēlan (to grow cool or cold)

keggy–’anded a.

 

See cack-handed

 

 

keigh n.

 

See kay

 

 

keld n.

 

a well; a spring; also kell

 

< ON. kelda (spring)

kell n.

 

See keld

 

 

kelt n.

 

property; money: also kelter

 

orig. obsccure

kelter n.

 

See kelt

 

 

kem v.

 

See kemb

 

 

kemb v.

 

to comb; to beat; to thrash; also kem, keeam

 

< OE. cemban (to comb)

kennel up v.

 

lock up for the night

 

< ONF. *kenil (kennel) + OE. upp

kenspeck n.

 

an identifying feature or mark

 

??? < ON. kennispeki ( faculty of recognition)

kenspeckled a.

 

having a noticeable peculiarity; having features in common

 

See kenspeck

kep v.

 

to catch

 

< OE. cēpan (to keep, to hold)

kern n.&v.

 

See kirn

 

 

kersey n.

 

a type of coarse cloth woven from long wool

 

??? named from the village of Kersey in Suffolk

Kersmass n.

 

See Cursmas

 

 

keslop n.

 

rennet, used to curdle milk in the manufacture of cheese

 

< OE. cӯ selybb (rennet)

Kesmas n.

 

See Cursmas

 

 

kessen ppl.a.

 

See kest

 

 

kessen v.

 

to christen

 

< OE. cristnian

kest n.

 

a slight squint

 

< ON. kasta (to throw, to cast)

kest ppl.a.

 

twisted; warped; out of true

 

< ON. kasta (to throw, to cast)

ket n.

 

raw flesh; offal; carrion; rubbish

 

< ON. kjöt (meat, flesh)

ketlock n.

 

See kedlock

 

 

ketty a.

 

nasty; foul; rancid

 

See ket

kex n.pl.

 

See kecks

 

 

kibble v.

 

to grind; to crush into small pieces(e.g. in a mortar)

 

orig. obscure

kilp n.

 

the handle of a pot or cauldron; a pot-hook from which a pot is suspended

 

< ON. kilpr ( handle, loop)

kilp pan n.

 

a pot hung from a kilp

 

< ON. kilpr ( handle, loop) + OE. panne (pan)

kincough n.

 

whooping cough

 

< OE. cincian (to gasp, to pant) + ME coughen (to cough) f. ??? OE *cohhian

kindle v.

 

to give birth to bring forth young, produce a litter(hares, rabbits, etc); also kinnle

 

< ME. kindle (of animals, to give birth)

kine n. pl.

 

See kye

 

 

kink v.

 

to gasp for breath convulsively; to hold the breath in spasms

 

< OE. cincian (to gasp, to pant)

kinnle v.

 

See kindle

 

 

kirn n.&v.

 

a churn; also kern

 

??? < ON. kirna (churn)

kist n.

 

a chest; a trunk; a box; a coffer,

 

<ON. kista (chest)

kit n.

 

a milking pail; a tub for holding milk

 

< MDu.. kitte ( a wooden container made up of hooped staves)

kite n.

 

See kyte

 

 

kitling n.

 

a kitten; also kittlin, kittling

 

< ON. kettlingr , ketlingr (kitten)

kittle a.

 

ticklish; tricky; difficult to deal with; risky; delicately balanced

 

??? < ON. kitla (to tickle)

kittle v.   to tickle   ??? < ON. kitla (to tickle)
kittlin n.   See kitling    
kittling n.   See kitling    

knacker man n .

 

an individual who takes away dead farm stock

 

orig. obscure

knackered a.

 

worn out; exhausted; in a poor state

 

orig. obscure

knackers n.pl.

 

bones used as castanets

 

echoic

knap v.

 

to snap; to knock; to break off

 

echoic

knapper n.

 

a door-knocker

 

echoic

knawed v.

 

knew

 

< OE. cnā wan (to know, to perceive)

knawp v.

 

See nawp

 

 

knibs n.pl.

 

the handles on a scythe shaft; also nibs

 

??? < OE nebb (beak)

knobble v.

 

to hit with a stick

 

< ME. knobbe (a swelling)

knodden a.

 

kneaded

 

< OE. cneden

knorp v.

 

See nawp

 

 

knur n.

 

a wooden ball (used in game of knur and spell ); a hard knot of wood;

 

< ME knorre , knurre , (a swelling, a knot)

kowpe v.

 

See cowp

 

 

kye n.pl.

 

cows; cattle

 

< OE pl. of cū (cow)

kyte n.

 

the belly; the stomach; a paunch; also kite

 

orig. uncertain

kytel n.   working coat made of coarse cloth   < OE. cyrtel, ON. kyrtill (a man's tunic or coat, a woman's gown)