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narrow valley in Fo. On the other hand, kreg [krēg], in the expr. “de k. o’ a loch”, a narrowing, or a narrow, neck-shaped part of a lake, is prob. L.Sc. craig, sb., the throat. See further krigi (kriggi), sb., which prob. is the same word.

krikl, krikel¹ [krikəl], vb., to crumple or crush; de paper was a’ [‘all’] krikeld op. Y., Fe. Cf. No. “krikl” appl. to something crooked and winding, krikla, vb., to make crooked designs, e.g. in sewing.

krikl, krikel² [krikəl], vb., to walk unsteadily and feebly, to stagger along with bent knees; “to k.”, or “to geng kriklin”. *krikla or *krykla. Cf. a) No. krikel, m., a feeble creature, krekla, f., a poor, bent wretch, stiff in the limbs; b) No. krykla, f., α) lameness in the feet (in cows), = krypla; β) something stunted or weak and shrinking, kryklen, adj., weak and shrinking (krykjel, m., a crouching wretch).

kriklet [kriklət, krɩklət], adj., stiff in the limbs; bent; having a feeble, stiff and staggering gait; a puir [‘poor’] k. craeter’. Uⁿ. Is to be classed with the preceding word.

†kriks [krɩks, kriks], sb., stiffness in a limb or in a part of the body; pain in the sinews (from remaining too long in the same strained position); to get de k. (Du.); temporary lameness or numbness in the legs or arms accompanied by tingling sensations, “sleeping”; I ’m gotten de k. (Conn.), [kriks, krɩks]: Wests. [kriks]: Du. and Conn. See the two following words as well as a) kreks², vb., and kreksi, sb.; b) krikl², vb. Cf. Eng. crick, sb.

kriks [kriks (krɩks)], vb., to walk bent and unsteadily with a feeble, staggering gait; to geng [‘go’] kriksin. In Du. also krisk [krisk (krɩsk)], by metathesis of k and s. Cf. No. kriks, n., a poor, feeble

creature, and see kreks², krikl², vbs.

krikset [kriksət (krɩksət)], adj., bent, crooked, having raised shoulders and humped back (Easts. occas.: N., etc., Nmⁿ.); having bent knees (De^w.); a puir [‘poor’] k. body; to geng k. See the preceding word and kreks², vb.

krikst [krikst (krɩkst)], adj., having a stiff limb, suffering from a temporary stiffness of the sinews, from remaining too long in the same strained position (Du.); having a numb limb, that “sleeps” (Conn.). I ’m k. = I ’m [‘have’] gotten de kriks; see kriks, sb.

krimm [krɩm, krəm], vb., to cough (slightly), to clear one’s throat, to k. ut o’ de craig (the throat). Fe. *krim- or *krym-? Cf. the following derived forms: No. krymta and kremta, vb., to hawk slightly, to clear one’s throat, Icel. krimta, vb., Sw. dial. krimta, vb., to squeeze; wring. The word is doubtless to be classed with O.N. kremja, vb., to press, kremjask, a) to be squeezed, pinched; b) to be afflicted with illness. For the development of meaning cf. No. kremta, vb., a) to press, squeeze; b) to hawk, to clear one’s throat.

krimp [krɩ‘mp (krə‘mp)], vb., properly to squeeze, press: 1) to shrink; to narrow; to restrict; now often used metaph.: a) ye maun no k. yoursell, you must not sacrifice so much that you will suffer want (Fe.); b) to be too stingy (in measure or weight), to give too short measure and weight (Uⁿ.). 2) a) to wince; complain; whimper; a krimpin body. U. (U^wg.). Applied to cows in the byre, longing for fodder: to ød (nød) and krimp, to emit a low, long-drawn, plaintive sound. Wests. (St.?); b) to desire, to long for something, intensive in the phrase “to ød (nød) and krimp” (Wests.: