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kross (krosj)² [krȯᶊ], sb., a heap, (small) pile; a k. o’ stens, o’ peats, o’ taatis [‘potatoes’]. N.Roe. No. krysja, f., (untidy) heap.

†kross (krosj)³ [krȯᶊ], sb., small, choppy waves, breaking against each other (indicating a change of weather, bad weather); commotion in the sea; cross-sea, esp. near the shore; a k. i’ de sea; a k. aboot de shore. Nm^w. The word is pronounced differently to Eng. cross, sb., — cf. the two foll. words, — but is doubtless the same word as Eng. cross-sea, Da. kryssø, with the second part dropped.

krossek [krȯsək, krȯᶊək], sb., 1) star-fish, Asterias. 2) a species of crab with a furrow across the back. In this sense also krossikrabb [krȯs··ɩkrab·, krȯᶊ··ɩ-]. — No. krossfisk, Icel. and Fær. krossfiskur, m., Da. dial. (Jut.) korsfisk, star-fish, Asterias. With krossikrabb cf. Da. dial. (Jut.) “korskrabbe” as the name of a species of crab (Fejlberg).

krosset [krɔsət (kråsət), krȯsət, krȯᶊət], adj., a) appl. to an animal, esp. a cow: (dark, black) having white stripes up over the loins and (partly) the shoulders; a k. coo. U. [krȯsət, krȯᶊət]. Fe. [krɔsət, krȯᶊət]. Also b) striped and spotted (esp. black and white) (U^wg.), and with a more extended application: c) variegated, with different colours blended together (Conn.: krɔsət). — In senses a and b the word is doubtless an old *krossóttr; cf. No. krossutt, adj., having the device of a cross.

krossikrabb, sb., see krossek, sb. 2.

krossmark [krɔsma‘rk, kråsma‘rk], sb., properly the sign of the cross, used in the foll. phrase: to mak’ ane [‘one’] a k., to thrash one so that the marks are visible to everyone, to maltreat (Sa.); to lie a k., to lie helpless, disabled (Y.; Fe.).

— O.N. krossmark, n., the sign of the cross.

krotl [krȯt^əl, krȯⁱt^əl, krȯi‘t^əl, krȯi‘təl (krȯƫəl)], sb., 1) a) heterogeneous heap or mass; to be (lie) in a k.; N.I. [krȯⁱt^əl, krȯi‘t^əl, krȯi‘təl]; b) a collection of small objects; small stones used when building a wall or fence, for filling in the spaces between the larger stones for support (M.Roe, De^w.: krȯt^əl). 2) a crackling sound, e.g. of tallow being melted; a gurgling or rumbling sound; rumbling in the bowels; I heard de k. o’ him; “hit guid doon wi’ a k.”, of a liquid: it went down with a gurgling sound. Also rumbling of a down-falling mass, esp. stones, “hit cam’ doon wi’ a k.”; rumbling as of thunder. 3) commotion in the sea, small waves breaking against each other (choppy sea, cross-sea), a k. i’ de sea (S.Sh.); he set a k. i’ de sea, an uproar in the sea came on (S.Sh.). 4) a simmering; the sound of a liquid just before boiling. — S.Sh.: [krȯt^əl]. N.I.: [krȯⁱt^əl, krȯi‘t^əl, kroi‘təl (krȯƫəl)]. Wests. (Sa.): [krȯt^əl] and krutl [krot^əl]. — Cf. Sw. dial. krottel, m., mixed or entangled mass, No. krusl (krutl?), a simmering, No. and Fær. krutl, n., a bungling; a trifling with something. With krotl 1 b cf. also L.Sc. crottil, sb., a small fragment of any hard body. Different words?

krotl [krȯt^əl, krȯⁱt^əl, krȯi‘t^əl, krȯi‘təl (krȯƫəl)], vb., 1) a) to emit a crackling sound, e.g. of tallow being melted; of thunder; b) to make a gurgling or rumbling sound; to rumble; de guts (the bowels) is krotlin; “hit guid [‘it went’] krotlin doon”, e.g. of a liquid, passing through a narrow opening; a krotlin soond [‘sound’]. 2) to tumble down, e.g. of small stones in a fence; to com’ krotlin doon (Sa.). 3) to simmer; to begin to boil, of