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form kwums [kwo‘ms], reported from Norwick, Uⁿ., is doubtless to be regarded as a parallel form to kims, possibly formed by mingling with the synonymous hwums- (see hwumset, adj.), as original hv (hw) does not change to kw in Unst. — *kimsinn or *kimsóttr. No. kimsen, adj., inclined to twist or toss one's head. See kims, sb.

kimtjagg [kɩm·tjag··, ᶄɩm·tjag··], sb., continuous teasing; a putting obstacles in the way; lengthy, tedious work. to keep ane in k., to tease, hinder someone. Nm., Ai.? See the foll. word.

kimtjagg [kɩm·tjag··], vb., to tease continually, to put obstacles in the way in a teasing manner; to keep one at lengthy, tedious work, = tiggtagg, tjiggtjagg. Nm., Ai.? With the first part of the compd. kim-, cf. No. kima, vb., to writhe, wriggle, etc., Sw. dial. kimmra, vb., to tease, irritate. For the second part tjagg, see tigg¹, vb., to tease; Sw. dial. tjagga, vb., to grumble continually.

king (keng) [kɩŋ, keŋ (kɛŋ); kiŋ; ᶄɩŋ, ᶄeŋ], sb., a hoop; rivet; small clamp with which something broken is fastened together, now esp. applied to a small clamp of lead and tin, or lead and zinc or clay, with which a broken or partly broken object of (earthenware) china is mended. Fairly common. The forms “kiŋ” and “ᶄɩŋ” are reported from U. — “grundking, grund-king” in a water-mill: a small iron plate with two or three holes in it, which is fixed to the groundsill, and in which the pivot of the axis turns; see grundking, sb. Also grundkeng, grund-keng [kɛŋ (kæŋ)] (Fe. occas.; acc. to J.I.). — O.N. kengr, m., a) a bight; bend; b) a crook of metal with which something is fastened or closed; No. kjeng and king, m., a small iron clamp, to fasten at both ends.

king (keng) [kɩŋ, keŋ (kɛŋ); kiŋ; ᶄɩŋ, ᶄeŋ], vb., to mend something, esp. broken objects of earthenware or china, by means of a hoop or rivet, king (keng), sb.; to k. a truncher [‘trencher’, plate]; fairly common, “kiŋ” and “ᶄɩŋ”: U. — No. kjenga and kinga, vb., to fasten with a clamp.

kings [ᶄɩ‘ŋs (ke‘ŋs)], sb., quarrel; dispute. U. *kings or *kjangs. No. kjangl, n., quarrel. See the foll. word. — kinks, sb., differs from kings.

kings [ᶄɩ‘ŋs (ᶄe‘ŋs)], vb., to quarrel; dispute; grumble, to k. aboot onyting. U. *kingsa or *kjangsa. Cf. a) No. kjangla and kjengla, vb., partly to chew with difficulty, partly to wrangle, and b) No. kjangsa, vb., to chew; gnaw.

kink [kɩ‘ŋk (ki‘ŋk), ke‘ŋk; ᶄɩ‘ŋk, ᶄe‘ŋk], sb., 1) a) a twist, winding, contortion; to get a k.; a k. in a rep (rope). Uⁿ.: ᶄɩ‘ŋk (ki‘ŋk, ᶄi‘ŋk). a k. i’ de neck (Sa.: ke‘ŋk), “he has a k. in his neck” (see keger¹, kek, kik², sbs.). b) a writhing and wriggling; tossing of the head; haughty and affected bearing; “der’r a k. upon her de day [‘to-day’]” (Sa.: ke‘ŋk). c) metaph.: to gi’e ane a k., to give one a good drubbing (Esh., Nm^w.: ᶄe‘ŋk). 2) commotion in the sea, cross-sea; a k. i’ de sea (Nm.: kɩ‘ŋk, ᶄɩ‘ŋk, ke‘ŋk). — No. kink, m., a (small) bending or turning; tossing of the head; Sw. dial. kink, m., an intertwining, etc., also Eng. dial. (kink) in this sense. — In the sense of whooping-cough, Shetl. kink, kinkhost, is most prob. L.Sc. (kinkhost), though the word “kinkhost” is also found in Da. dial. (Jut.) in the sense of whooping-cough.

kink [kɩ‘ŋk, ke‘ŋk (ᶄɩ‘ŋk, ᶄe‘ŋk), vb., 1) to writhe, wriggle; to toss the head, to carry the head high; to geng kinkin (Sa.: ke‘ŋk); de coo