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lash, prick on (hann keyrði þá hest sinn); k. hest sporum, to put spurs to a horse; (2) to ride (keyrir síðan sem harðast til sinna manna); (3) to fling (S. bregðr honum á loft ok keyrir hann út á Rangá); k. e-n útbyrðis, to fling overboard; (4) to drive, thrust (k. nagla, k. sverð í höfuð e-m); Jórunn tók sokkana ok keyrði um höfuð benni, J. struck her about the head with the stockings; (5) impers., e-n keyrir, one is driven, tossed, by the wind, waves (fundu þeir eigi fyrr en þá keyrði á land upp); e-t keyrir ór hófi, it exceeds all measure.
keyri, n. whip.
keyris-högg, n. lash.
keyta, f. foul water.
kið (gen. pl. kiða or kiðja), n. kid.
kiðja-mjólk, f. kid's milk.
kiðlingr (-s, -ar), m. young kid.
kið-skinn, n. kid-skin.
kikna (að), v. to bend backwards, to sink at the knees (kikna í knésbótum).
kilpr, m. handle (of a vessel).
kilting, f. skirt, lap (hann hafði Inga konung í kilting sér).
kimbla (að), v. to truss up.
kind (pl. kindir and kindr), f. (1) kind, race; fyrða (gumna, seggja, skatna, ýta) k., the sons of men, mankind; (2) creature, being; lifði engi kvik k. eptir, no living creature lived after; sterkari en nökkur k. önnur, stronger than any other creature; helgar kindir, holy beings.
kinga, f. brooch (k. var á bringu).
kinn (pl. kinnr), f. cheek.
kinnar-bein, n. = kinnnbein;
-kjálki, m. the upper jaw-bone.
kinn-bein, n. cheek-bone;
-björg, f. cheek-piece of a helmet;
-filla, f. 'cheek-flesh';
-hestr, m. box on the ear;
-höggva (see höggva), v. to hew or hack the cheek;
-leðr, n. leather cheek-piece of a bridle;
-roði, m. blush of shame;
-skjóttr, a. with piebald cheeks (of a horse);
-skógr, m. beard;
-skærr, a. white- cheeked.
kinnungr (-s, -ar), m. bow of a ship.
kinn-vangi, m. cheek.
kippa (-ta, -t), v. to pull, snatch, draw quickly (Egill kipti at sér sverð-inu); hann kippir mönnum at sér, he gets men together; k. ofan seglinu, to pull the sail down; impers., e-m kippir í kyn (um e-t), one resembles his kinsmen (in something); refl., kippast um e-t, to struggle with one another about a thing; k. við, to make a sudden motion (kippist hann svá hart við, at jörð öll skelfr).
kippa, f. bundle, string (of).
kippr, m. pull, jerk, shock.
kirkja (gen. pl. kirkna), f. church.
kirkju-bann, n. ban of the church;
-ból, n. church estate;
-búnaðr, m. church hangings;
-bœr, m. = -ból;
-dagr, m. church-day, anniversary;
-dróttinn, m. church patron;
-eign, f., -fé, n. church property;
-friðr, m. church-peace, sanctuary;
-ganga, f. church-going;
-garðr, m. churchyard;
-gengt, a. n., eiga -gengt, to be allowed to go to church;
-grið, n. pl. = -friðr;
-græfr, a. who can be buried at a church;
-gørð, f. church-building;
-helgr, f. church service;
-land, n. church-land, glebe;
-lög, n. pl. ecclesiastical law;
-máldagi, m. church deed;
-messa, f. = -dagr;
-rán, n. sacrilege;
-réttr, m. church-right;
-skot, n. wing of a church;
-skraut, -skrúð, n. church ornament;
-sókn, f. (1) church-worship, attendance at service; (2) parish;
-stétt, f. church pavement;
-stóll, m. church pew;
-tíund, f. church tithe;
-tjöld, n. pl. church hangings;
-viðr, m. church timber;
-vist, f. attendance at church;
-vígsla, f. consecration of a church;
-vörðr, m. churchwarden.
kirna, f. churn.
kirnu-askr, m. churn-pail.
kista (gen. pl. kistna), f. (1) chest; (2) coffin (=lík-kista).
kistill (-s, pl. kistlar), m. little chest, small box.
kistu-hringr, m. ring in a chest;
-lykill, m. key of a chest;
-lok, n. cover of a chest.
kitla (að), v. to tickle.
kífa (að), v. to quarrel.
kífinn a. quarrelsome.
kíll, m. narrow inlet, canal.
kjallari, m. cellar.

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