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kirkmark [ke‘rkmark, kə‘rk-], sb., harelip. U.

kirkmarket [ke‘rk··ma‘rkət and kə‘rk··-], adj., harelipped. U.

kirks [kɩ‘rks], sb. pl., scissors; tabu-name, used by fishermen at sea. Levenwick, Du. Is doubtless to be classed with O.N. kyrkja, vb., to pinch (prop. to strangle).

kirl [(ᶄɩrəl) ᶄerəl], sb., sudden rolling over or falling on the back; to get a k. op. Wh. See the foll. word.

kirl [(ᶄɩrəl) ᶄerəl], vb., to roll over or fall suddenly on the back, to k. op or ower. Wh. An l-derivative. Cf. Sw. dial. kirra, vb., to swing round, roll over.

†kirn [(kɩrn) kern, kərn], sb., 1) a churn, — O.N. kirna, f. (kjarni, m.), and L.Sc. kirn, sb. 2) a) = kirn-milk, butter-milk; b) curd in contrast to whey. The preservation of “rn” is due to Eng. (L.Sc.) influence.

†kirn [(kɩrn) kern, kərn], vb., to churn, = (O.N.) *kirna, vb., and L.Sc. kirn, vb.

kirnatansi [kər·nâ··tansɩ·], sb., violent agitation and excitement; great, confused haste; in a perfect k. U^s. The first part of the compd. is possibly associated with Icel. kirna, vb., (to churn) wrangle, quarrel, Fær. kjarnast, vb. refl., to become greatly excited.

kirp, kirpet, kirpin (kjirp-, kjerp-) [ᶄə‘rp, ᶄə‘rpət, ᶄə‘rpɩn; kjə‘rp, -ət, -ɩn], adj., 1) compressed, contracted, short; k(j)irp-faced, k(j)irpet(-faced), kirret [ᶄɩr(r)ət]-faced, short-faced, contracted and angry-looking; also snub-nosed (and having a short, broad face). Du.: k(j)irp-faced and k(j)irpet(-faced). N.Roe: kirret-faced. kirr (kjirr)-faced [kjərr-, ᶄərr-] for kirp-faced, having a short face, snub-nosed (Conn.), shø has a wheer [‘queer’] k(j)irpet way wi’ her, she

has a peculiarly sharp and hard expression, and contracted features. Du. 2) bent on something, eager and zealous in the execution of something; kirpin: Conn. 3) pinched; niggardly; miserly; kirp: Nm.; a k. measure; dey’re k. wi’ deir measure or weight. — The word is to be classed with No. kyrpa, vb., to draw together, to wrinkle. Cf. O.N. kyrpingr, m., a weakling. — kor(p)nibset, q.v., is found in the same sense as “kirp-faced”.

kirr [kərr], vb., to quieten; check; to scare away, esp. hens; to k. de hens (*huneks). O.N. kyrra, vb., to quieten; calm; No. kjørra (kyrra), vb., to quieten; to frighten, check.

kirr [kerr (kⁱerr), kərr], interj., hush! be quiet! esp.: a) repeated exclamation when trying to calm a child, or lull it to sleep. Sa. [kerr (k^ɩerr)]. Also korr [kȯrr]. kirra-baw [kerr·abā·], lullaby. Sa. b) exclamation to stop the noise made by cackling poultry (esp. hens and geese), or to scare them away; shoo! shoo! In this use of the word the pronunc. is commonly “kərr”. — The word may be referred, partly to O.N. kyrr, adj., quiet (see the preceding word), partly — in sense a — to Icel. korra, vb., to sing low to children (korríró, cradle-song, lullaby). L.Sc. baw, lullaby. See korr, sb. and interj.

kirrnirr [ker(r)·nerr·, kⁱer(r)·nerr·; ᶄer(r)·-], sb., a slight sound, murmur; reported in the phrase “he never wort’ said k.”, he did not utter a syllable. Wests. [ker(r)-, kⁱer(r)-: Sa. ᶄer(r)-: St.]. Also used as interj.: keep quiet! be silent! See korrnorr and kørrnørr, sb. and interj., as well as korr, sb. and interj.

kirser, sb., see kisek, kisert, sb.

kirvi, sb., see kervi, sb.

kirvi-bent [ᶄɩr··vibɛ‘nt·], adj. (perf.