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Shetlandic, but a loan-word from L.Sc. (L.Sc. carl, sb., a man, churl). karl is sometimes used, by mingling, in the same sense as kerlin, kerl (a big woman). For the relation between “karl” and koll, cf. the relation between kerlin (kerl) and *kellin.

koll [kɔl], vb., to clip, to take off the top, to k. onyting aff; to k. de light, to snuff the candle. No. kolla, vb., inter alia to clip, to take off the top; L.Sc. coll, vb., id. A form with long o: kol [kōl, kō^əl], which must be L.Scottish, is now more common in Shetl.; see under koll¹, sb. 2.

kolla [kɔᶅa (koᶅa)], sb., sea-term, tabu-name in fishermen’s lang. for a buoy (made from sheep-skin). Conn.; Fo. Prop. something clipped and rounded, a roundish or “polled” object. Cf. No., Fær. and Icel. kolla, f., a wooden vessel without ear or handle, Sw. dial. kolla, f., Shetl. -koll in the compd. rømikoll (q.v.). O.N. kolla, f., a polled animal, a female, also a woman, is prop. the same word.

kollek [kȯlək, kȯᶅək (koᶅək)], sb., 1) a roundish, lumpy object, esp. an unshapely stone (useless for building purposes), = kog(e)l and kug(e)l, sb.; a vilde [‘vile’] kollek o’ a sten. Du. [kȯᶅək]. 2) a variety of oval-shaped mussel; acc. to L. Edm.: Mactra solida. In Neill: Venus Erycina. Acc. to Th. Edm. (Glossary): Tellina rhomboides. kȯlək: Y^h. occas. koᶅək: Sa. occas. Elsewhere more comm.: kȯᶅək. In Wh.: kolli [kɔli]-shall. Deriv. of O.N. kollr, m. (rounded top; the head)? See koll¹ and kolla, sbs. The word might, however, also suggest an older *koglek or *koklek; see further kugl, kugel, sb.

koller [kȯᶅər], sb., young gull (esp. the three-toed gull). Sa. Ono-

matopœic word; see kelli, killi, sb., and kall, vb. 2.

kollet [kȯᶅət (kɔᶅət, kȯilət, kɔilət)], adj., 1) applied to cattle, esp. cows: polled; a k. coo. In Fo.: kodlet [(kɔdlət) kådlət], now partly superseded by, and alternating with, the more common kollet [kȯᶅət]. Nmⁿ. (N.Roe): kȯᶅət and kȯilət, koilat. Of a hard storm it is said: “hit [‘it’] is enough [enjåχ] to blaw [‘blow’] de horns aff o’ a k. coo”. 2) bald-looking, having the hair cropped closely; du is very k.-lookin’. N.Roe [kȯᶅət, kȯilət, kɔilət]. 3) in the phrase “a k. cap”, a skull-cap. N.I. [kȯᶅət]; corresponding to O.N. kollhetta (-hǫttr), Icel. kollhúfa, No. kollhuva, Fær. kollhúgva, a skull-cap. — O.N. kollóttr, adj., polled (bald), appl. to animals.

kollgrøt [kɔᶅgrøt], sb., a lead, with a rope attached, for sounding the depth of the sea. Esh., Nm^w. The second part of the compd. is grøt, sb., a stone. The first part is poss. O.N. kaðall, No. kal, kall, m., a rope; cable. Or koll, head?

kollifirbolli [kåᶅ·ɩfərbåᶅ·ɩ], adv., headlong, topsy-turvy; dey guid [‘went’] k. doon [‘down’] de hill; dey tumbled k. N.Roe. *koll fyrir bǫll? kolli here prob. means head; see koll¹, sb. bolli: globe; lump; hind part?

kolmirk [kɔlmə‘rk], adj., pitch dark. No. kolmyrk, Sw. kolmörk, adj., id.

kolti [kȯ‘ᶅti], adj., applied to a stone: round and lumpy, useless for building purposes; a k. sten. Conn., Du. No. kulten, adj., resembling a kult (log of wood; crag; a small, stout, round figure), somewhat convex, stoutish.

*kolv-, sb., see *kwolvin.

kom¹, come [kɔm], vb., to come, used in collocations with certain preps. and advs. in some exprs. originating from O.N. (Norn). Thus:

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