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a heap; kramd [krāmd] togedder, kramd op. Nm^s. The long vowel-sound indicates kram to be a Norn, and not the Eng. word. No. krama, vb., a) to grab; b) to cram, stuff. A form with short vowel-sound is now commonly used in Shetl.

krama [krāma], sb., a collection or heap of small objects, such as very small potatoes, small clods of earth, pieces of peat, etc.; gane [‘gone’] i’ k., lyin’ in a k., crumbled, crushed. Conn. Derived form from kram², sb., see ante. — The same word as krama is doubtless grama [grāma], sb., heap of small objects, esp. small potatoes, (dirty) heap of potatoes, many of which are bad ones. to lie in a grama, to lie in a partly decomposed state, appl. to small objects (potatoes) in a heap.

kramm [kram], vb., 1) to grab; to k. i’ de taatis [‘potatoes’], i’ de peats; to k. ut. 2) to scrape; scratch; de cat kramms or klurs (is krammin or klurin) to de wast [‘west’]: considered to indicate that the wind is going to be westerly (Fe.). — Cf. Da. kramme, vb., No. kremma, vb., to crumple; crush; handle; squeeze; paw (No. krama and kramsa, vb., to grab, snatch; “kramsa” also to scratch).

krammek [kramək], sb., the paw of an animal, esp. cat’s paw. Mockingly also appl. to a hand: "paw”. “cats’-krammeks” is also used metaph. in sense of small, detached, drifting clouds; see kattiram, sb. — O.N. hrammr, m., bear’s paw. The Shetl. form is, however, possibly an original *krammr; see the preceding word, and cf. kram¹ and ram, sbs.

kramp [kra‘mp], sb., cramp, contraction of the sinews; see krapp¹, sb.

krampi [kra‘mpi], sb., commonly in pl., krampis, liver-krampis: meal

from bursten, burstin (corn, dried over the fire in a pot), crushed together with fish-livers, esp. livers from small coalfish (see sillek², sb.); barley- or oatmeal crushed together with fish-livers (from small coalfish) or with the train-oil extracted therefrom; usually prepared by boiling in a pan. krampi, sing., partly also = liver-brøni, barley- or oat-cake crushed with fish-livers and grilled, or brøni with livers in the middle (U. occas., U^wg.). — The word is to be classed with No. krampa, vb., to press; squeeze (esp. clothes in washing. <!_- link -->R.). — In Wh. and in L. occas. a form krumpas, q.v., is used in the same sense as krampis. Cf. krappin, sb.

krank [kra‘ŋk], adj., sick, feeble. O.N. krankr, adj., sick, L.Sc. and Eng. dial. crank, Germ. krank. See kronk, sb. and adj.

kranset¹ [kra‘nsət (krānsət)], adj., applied to cattle, esp. sheep: dark-coloured (black or brown) with partly light (white) face (esp. round the eyes), and frequently also with light (white) neck. Also conversely. Wests. Doubtless, having a wreath (crown, ring). O.N. krans, kranz, m., a ring; garland; crown.

kranset² [kra‘nsət], adj., cross; fretful; malicious. Prob. for *krangset. Cf. No. krange, m., a cross, disobliging person, “krangl”, applied to anything twisted or crooked (kranglen, adj., twisted, gnarled, krangla, vb., to quarrel).

kransi [kra‘nsi (krānsi)], sb., (the common) coral, millepora polymorpha. O.N. krans, kranz, m., a wreath; ring; crown, in No. (krans) also a cluster of berries.

krapp¹ [krap], sb., cramp, contraction of the sinews, in compds., such as tungekrapp, sandikrapp; q.v. N.I. Also kramp [kra‘mp] (U. occas.). Sw. kramp and (in dials.)