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to croak hoarsely, applied to the raven; O.N. korpr, m., the raven. Cf. Fær. gorpa, vb., to croak (appl. to the raven, Fær. gorpur).

korpnibset [kɔrᶇɩb·sət], adj., snub-nosed, short-faced. Fo. kirpnibset [(kərᶇɩb·sət) ᶄɩrᶇɩb·sət]: Sa. Like “kirp-faced”. — Properly “short-beaked”. For the first part korp- see further under kirp (kirpet, kirpin), adj. The second part is a deriv. of *nebb, beak (No. nebb and Sw. näbb, m., Fær. nebb, n., O.N. nef, n.).

korr¹ [kȯr (kȯrr)], sb., in the expr. “de k. o’ dimm”, the quietest part of the midsummer-night, the dead of the midsummer-night. N.I.; Nm. occas. In Nm. also korl [kȯrl], de k. o’ dimm. — O.N. kyrð, f., rest, quietness (kyrr, adj., quiet, still). — Cf. No. kurr, adj. (= kyrr, kjørr, quɩet, still), in exprs. as “paa det kurraste”, in the middle of the night, and “kurraste natti”, in the dead of night.

korr² [kȯrr], sb., a slight sound, a murmur, esp. negatively “no a k.”, not the slightest sound or indication; der’ wer (there was) no a k. ut o’ his head; der’ wer no a k. among dem. N.I. Also referring to a cooing or clucking sound, e.g. of hens; Wests. (St.); see korr, vb. — O.N. kurr, m., a murmur, prop. a grumbling, growling.

korr [kȯrr], vb., to coo, to cluck, e.g. of hens perceiving something that fixes their attention. Wests. (St.). — O.N. kurra, vb., to murmur; grumble, growl, etc.

korr [kȯrr], interj., hushaby! Cf. Icel. korra, vb., to sing low to children (korríró, cradle-song, lullaby), and see kirr, interj.

korri [kȯri], sb., a small, lively fellow; applied to children and small animals. “My k.!” my treasure, my honey! (Sa.). Occas. also of dogs (Conn.), esp. in fondling address,

and as the name of a dog. In the first given sense korri is prob. the same word as Sw. dial. kurre, m., a) the squirrel; b) a small, lively boy. In sense of dog, and as the name of a dog, another “kurre” is found in Sw. dial., with which cf. Eng. cur, sb. For a possible merging of “*kurri’’ and O.N. kærr, adj., dear, in the expr. “my kor(r)i”, see the following word.

korri [kȯri], adj., 1) small, lively, cheerful and quick, commonly applied to children and small animals; a k. little fellow. Nmⁿ. (N.Roe), Conn. 2) in fondling address to a child: my k. ting (lamb)! my piri k. ting! my sweet little honey! Sa. Edm. gives kurrie: “pretty, dear, amiable”. — For the etymology of the word in sense 1 see under korri, sb. In sense 2 there seems to be a mingling of *kurri with O.N. kærr, adj., dear, in Shetl. partly ker, as “my kor(r)i!” (see the preceding word) is also used syn. with keremi! my dear! my treasure!

korrnorr [kȯr·nȯr·], sb. and interj.: I) sb., a murmur; mutter, esp. negatively; he never said k., he never said a word. Nm. II) interj., be quiet! be silent! Fe. — The first part is korr², sb., a murmur; the second part is poss. knurr, sb., (q.v.) in this compd. merely intensive, noted down in the same sense. The initial k in the second part might easily be dropped in the said compd. See kirrnirr and kørrnørr, sb. (and interj.), in which “i” and “ø”, in the second parts are, respectively, due to adjustment of sound.

kors, cors [(kɔ‘rs) kå‘rs], sb., 1) fiery-cross in shape of a small, wooden cross-pin; formerly used especially when tithes were to be collected, and was stuck above the door when sending round from house to house. Also Ork. 2) express