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kjalta (gen. kjöltu), f. lap.
kjal-vegr, m. a way leading across a ridge of mountains (local name).
kjappi, m. pet name of a he-goat.
kjapta (að), v. to chatter, gabble.
kjaptr (-s, -ar), m. = kjöptr.
kjark-leysi, n. lack of vigour.
kjarkr, m. vigour, pith, energy.
kjarni, m. kernel, esp. of berries.
kjarr (pl. kjörr), n. copsewood, brush-wood, thicket.
kjarr-mýrr, f. marsh-ground with brushwood;
-skógr, m. copsewood. kjá (kjái, kjáða, kjáð), V.; hverr þeirra kjár nefinu at öðrum, they put their heads together.
kjálki, m. (1) jaw-bone; (2) hand-sledge (draga kjálka).
kjóll (-s, -ar), m. poet. ship.
kjósa (kýs; kaus, køri and keyri; kusum and kurum; kosinn, kørinn), v. (1) to choose, select (valkyrjur ríða jafnan at k. val); (2) to desire, wish (þá kýs ek laust kaup várt); k. heldr, to choose rather, prefer; (3) to elect (k. biskup); (4) with preps., k. e-n af fleirum, to select, choose from a number; k. af, to choose (kuru þeir þá af at ganga til handa konungi); margir kjósa ekki orð á sik, many are not so well spoken of as they may wish to be; k. e-n til e-s, to select one for a thing (k. e-n til fylgdar við sik, til biskups); k. um e-t, to choose between (kjós þúnú um tvá kosti).
kjúklingr (-s, -ar), m. chicken, chick.
kjölr (gen. kjalar, dat. kili; pl. kilir, acc. kjölu), m. (1) keel (brotnaði kjölrinn undir skipinu); sigla lausum kili, to sail with an empty ship; koma e-m á kjöl, to get one up on the keel (when the boat is capsized); niðr kili, down in the hold; (2) keel-shaped range of mountains (austr um Kjöl); (3) back of a book.
kjöl-sýja, f. one of the two boards nearest to the keel.
kjöl-vegr, m. = kjal-vegr.
kjöptr, m. (1) jaw (er hinn efri k. við himni, en hinn neðri við jörðu); (2) gaping jaws.
kjör, n. choice, decision; ganga (falla) k., to go as one wishes.
kjör-gripr, m. a choice or costly thing;
-ligr, a. fit to be chosen.
kjörr, m. thicket kjarr (þeir skildu í kjörr einum).
kjör-vápn, n. a choice weapon;
-viðr, m. choice timber;
-vísligr, a. acceptable, = kjörligr.
kjöt (dat. kjöti and kjötvi), n. meat, flesh; in pl. stores of meat.
kjöt-át, n., -áta, f. meat-eating;
-biti, m. piece of meat;
-ligr, a. (1) pertaining to flesh; (2) carnal, fleshly; (3) related by blood; kjötligt barn, one's own child; kjötligr bróðir, brother germane;
-lær, n. joint of meat;
-stykki, n. piece of meat;
-vaxinn, pp. fleshy;
-ætr, a. eatable (of meat).
klafa-kerling, f., -stafr, m. a kind of two-pronged stick.
klafi, m. a kind of fork (put on a cow's neck in the stall).
klak (pl. klök), n. chirping of birds.
klaka (að), v. to twitter, chatter (of birds); refl., klakast við um e-t, to have a dispute about.
klaka-hestr, m., -hross, n. a horse that is left unhoused in winter;
-högg, n. a tool for breaking up frozen soil, ==þelhögg;
-torf, n. frozen turf
klaki, m. hard-frozen ground.
klakk-laust, adv. unhurt, unscathed ( komast -laust af).
klakkr (-s, -ar), m. heavy, peaked clouds; cf. úviðris-klakkr.
klakk-sárr, a. touchy, feeling sore; e-m verðr -sárt, one is hurt, injured.
klambrar-, gen. from 'klömbr';
-veggr, m. a kind of wedge.
kland, n. molestation.
klanda (að), v. to molest.
klanda-lauss, a. free from molestation; klandan, f., klandr, n.=kland.
klapp, n. pat, patting.
klappa (að), v. (1) to pat, stroke gently (jarlinn klappaði hendi sinni ábak honum); k. um e-t, to pat; (2) to knock, rap (k. á dyrum, á hurð); (3) to shape by cutting blows, hew, chisel (vóru klappaðir á steinvegginn krossar þrír); (4) to hammer; mun ek nú k. um aptr, I will make it good (right) again.
klauf (pl. -ir), f. (1) the cleft (between the toes); (2) cloven foot

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