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†kreg, sb., see krigi, krik, sbs.

kregasod, craiga-sod [krē··gasōd·, -sō^əd·], sb., a rock on the sea-shore from which angling is carried on. U. The form of the word is partly L.Sc., partly Norn. L.Sc. craig, sb., a rock; Shetl. sod, sb., a seat. See *bergset and *bergsodi, sb.

krek¹ [krɛk, kræk], vb., to spit, hawk, to cough up phlegm. [kræk]: Conn. O.N. hrækja, vb., to spit. Common in the derived form kreks; see kreks¹, vb.

krek² [krē^ək], vb., to move slowly and falteringly, to stumble along, usually complaining in a whimpering voice; to geng krekin aboot. Du. Poss. syn. with No. “kreka” or “kraka”, Sw. dial. kräka (kreka), vb., to creep, crawl (to walk slowly and badly). Owing to the long e, however, the word, in its form, is closer allied to Icel. kreika, vb., to walk slowly, to stagger along.

krek, kræk [krɛ^ək, kræ^ək], sb., an animal with very short, poorly developed hind legs. Fe. See “krakk-grice”, sb., and krekset¹, adj.

krekin, krechin [kræχɩn, kræχən], sb., sea-term, used in fishermen’s tabu-lang. for whale. U. Cf. No. krake, m., as the name of a large marine animal (and in Aa. Suppl.: krakunge, m., a kind of marine animal?).

kreks¹ [kræks (kreks)], vb., 1) to hawk, cough up phlegm; to clear one’s throat, esp. in a forcible manner; to k. ut o’ de craig or t’rot (the throat), to k. ut ane’s t’rot, to k. i’ de t’rot. 2) to grumble; more rare in this sense. — kræks: comm. kreks: Wests. occas. — Cf. No. (Helgeland) kraksa, N.Sw. dial. kraaks’, vb., to hawk, cough, cough up (O.N. hrækja, vb., to spit). See krek¹ and bruks, vbs.

kreks² [kræks], vb., to walk in a bent position with crooked knees,

to stagger. Du., etc. *kreksa. See the foll. word as well as krikl, krikel² and kriks, vbs.

krekset¹ [kræksət (kræ^əksət)], adj., applied to foals and pigs: having feeble, crooked and stiff legs (owing to disease in the joints); a k. foal or grice. Appl. to the legs of foals and pigs: feeble, crooked and stiff; k. legs. Fe. Cf. No. kreks, m., a stunt, and kreksa, f., a crooked object (a branch). Deriv. of *krak(k); see “krakk-grice”. krikset, adj., q.v., differs somewhat in sense from krekset.

krekset² [kræksət], adj., grumbling; cross. Uncommon. Deriv. of kreks¹, vb. 2.

kreksi [kræksi], sb., a disease in foals and pigs, causing the legs to become crooked and stiff. Fe. See krekset¹, adj.

krell, krill [kreᶅ], sb., a clinking sound, the sound of any hard object (as glass or china) breaking into pieces. U. See skrell, skrill, sb.

krem [krē^əm], vb., 1) to be ailing, always unwell and sulky. Fe.; Y^h. 2) to complain. Fe.; a kremin body. — *kreima(sk) or kremjask? The long e-sound in Shetl. rather indicates an original *kreim-. Cf. a) No. kreimskjen and kreimslen, adj., ailing, weakly and eating little, from *kreim-, Icel. kreima (kreyma?), f., a weak person; b) O.N. krem-jask, vb. refl. to pine away from a wasting sickness (krǫm, f.). — Hardly developed through a *krøm from *krauma; see further krom, vb.

krest [(krɛst) kræst], vb., to exert oneself, walking wearily, bending under a heavy burden (on one’s back); to k. under a burden. Uⁿ. Also krist [krɩst, krest] (Uⁿ.). — O.N. kreista, vb., to squeeze; pinch; press. No. kreista seg, to exert oneself in order to bring out some-