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size with O.N. sveifla, vb., to swing; turn?

kar [kar], vb., to mix: 1) vb, a., to mingle heterogeneous things together. kard [kard], perf. part., mixed; mingled. 2) vb. n., to root in something; to work with the hands in something dirty, soiling oneself; to k. in onyting [‘something’], f. i. in fish, taatis [‘potatoes’]. Nmⁿ. (N.Roe). — Cf. No. kara, vb., to rake, scrape together, and Icel. kar, n., dirt; filth. See also, however, gar, vb., to which kar aImost assimilates.

karl [karl, kārl], sb., 1) an old man, fellow. 2) a big, bulky person, esp. a woman; see further *koll², sb.

karm [karm, kārm], sb., properly frame, reported in the foll. meanings and applications: 1) a heap of something damp or soiled; wet or dirty pile; “to lie in a k.”, e.g. of damp hay or corn, also of drenched clothes; boat-sails. Conn. [kārm]. N.I.? Edm. has “kaarm”, defined by “a mass of dirt”. 2) state; condition, esp. bad condition; to be in a puir [‘poor’] k. U. [karm]. 3) humour; spirits, esp. a) very bad humour; b) excited state of mind; in these senses given under 3, only reported from Fo. in the form karmi [karmi]; he was in a “karmi” (ill k., bad k.). — *karmr. No. and Sw. karm, m., Da. karm, c., a frame. Fær. karmur, m., also of a drenched suit of clothes, wet clothes (on one’s body, or thrown in a heap). O.N. karmr, m., is handed down in sense of breastwork.

kasen, kassen [kasən (kāsen)], adj., having a disagreeable, stale taste; no longer fresh; see kasten, perf. part. and adj.

kassmelt (kass-smelt?) [kaᶊme‘lt, kaᶊmɛ‘lt (kaᶊmæ‘lt)], sb., 1) collision of two pack-horses loaded with peats. N.I. 2) collapse, precipitation; confused tumult; destruction; hit [‘it’] was a’ [‘all’] in a k. (Sa.: kaᶊmæ‘lt). 3) sometimes a heavy

downpour of rain, a k. o’ rain. The first part of the compd. — taking meaning 1 as the original — seems to be kass in sense of load, packing; cf. No. kass, m., a basket; a small burden on the back; a small load. The second part is more uncertain — O.N. *smellr, m., crack?

kast [kast (kāst)], sb., 1) a cast, throw. 2) a cast of a fishing-tackle, the setting out of a fishing-net. 3) a certain measure of length, as far as one is able to cast. 4) quick movement, turning or twisting. 5) squall, gust of wind, a k. o’ wind. 6) a cast; winding; twisting. 7) handiness; skill, (right) way or skill of carrying out something; he has a guid [‘good’] k. in his hands; to ha’e a fine k. to dø onyting [‘do something’] or in døin’ [‘doing’] onyting; he has nae [‘no’] k. to dø it (these turns of expression are reported from Uⁿ.); to ha’e de k. aboot onyting (Nm^w.). 8) a) handling over of something; b) a loan, lending of something, esp. for a short time; I will gi’e dee a k. o’ it, I will lend it you (Uⁿ.). 9) a helping hand. 10) an attack of illness, esp. in cattle; a k. o’ illness; de coo is [‘cow has’] gotten a k. (o’ illness). N.I. 11) habit, esp. of bad habit; de grice is [‘has’] gotten a k. o’ gaun [‘going’] i’ de corn-rigs (the cultivated patches): Y^h. 12) a change; occurrence. 13) opportunity, convenient point of time; to get or wait a k. 14) disagreeable flavour, sour or stale taste; to get a k. (= knagg, nagg): esp. with reference to fish and meat. Du. — Generally pronounced “kast” with short a. “kast” and “kāst, kâst” are noted down from Uⁿ. in sense 7. — O.N. kast, n., a cast, throw of a fishing-tackle, esp. of a fishing-net; quick movement, turning, twisting; situation or opportunity when one’s turn comes,