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kaamnoun
/KAHM/
Mould for making fishing lead sinkers
“Gie's the kaam, Ah'll pour the leid.”
kabenoun
/KAY-bee/
Pin holding oar in a boat
“Lash da kabe fast afore we row.”
kamenoun
/KAYM/
a comb or narrow crest-like ridge
“Gie me ma kame.”
kannoun
/KAN/
natural skill or aptitude for tasks
“She hae a kan fer fixin' nets.”
kappnoun
/KAP/
Wooden bowl for eating or serving
“Gie me the kapp, Ah'm wantin' some broth.”
karrantadjective
/KAR-rant/
noisy, boisterous and great fun
“Da bairns wur fair karrant yisternicht.”
kassenadjective
/KAS-en/
having a sharp, sour taste
“Da milk's kassen noo”
kastiknoun
/KAS-tik/
central stalk of cabbage head
“Tak oot the kastik afore ye boil it”
kavvelverb
/KAV-vel/
Lever out hook from big fish
“A'll kavvel it intae the boat.”
kavvelin treenoun
/KAV-vuh-lin TREE/
short wooden stick for guiding animals
“Mam hauds her kavvelin tree when she gaes up the brae.”
kecksienoun
/KEK-see/
tall wild umbellifer with white flowers
“Yon kecksie is gey heich.”
kednoun
/KED/
small tick that feeds on sheep
“Da ked's on t' yow.”
keekverb
/KEEK/
To glance briefly or furtively
“She gies a keek owre the dyke.”
keelverb
/KEEL/
to tip or topple over
“Mind yersel or ye'll keel.”
keeldrachtnoun
/KEEL-drakht/
protective cover fitted to boat keel
“Set the keeldracht oan afore ye haul the yoal.”
keengverb
/KEENG/
repair pottery with metal clasps
“A'll keeng the auld teapot”
keetchinnoun
/KEET-chin/
savoury condiment or flavouring garnish
“Pit a wee keetchin oan the tatties.”
kenverb
/KEN/
to know or recognize someone or something
“Dae ye ken him?”
kendlinnoun
/KEN-dlin/
small wood pieces or glowing embers
“Gie's a haund o' kendlin an I'll licht the ingle.”
kenninnoun
/KEN-in/
a very small, insignificant amount
“There's nae kennin o milk left.”
kennoverb
/KEN-oh/
to have no information; be unsure
“Ah kenno whaur he is.”
kentadjective
/KENT/
Recognized; familiar from previous encounter
“Ah kent him fae the ferry.”
kepverb
/KEP/
seize or halt something in motion
“She kep the door agen the gale.”
kettleverb
/KET-uhl/
Cat giving birth to kittens
“Da moggie kettled yistreen.”
kettlinnoun
/KET-lin/
young cat, a baby kitten
“Da kettlin's awfu canny.”
keyadjective
/KEE/
Irritable, sulky, in a bad mood
“He's unco key the noo.”
kiarrnoun
/KEE-ar/
Coarse fibrous material for ropes
“He tied da creel wi kiarr.”
kibbyadjective
/KIB-ee/
uneasy and nervous; on edge
“Ah'm a wee kibby aboot da letter.”
kiltverb
/KILT/
hitch up a skirt or dress
“Kilt yer frock, we're gaun oot.”
kinnoun
/KIN/
one's family or blood relations
“A'm gaen tae see the kin the morn.”
kindnoun
/KINE/
Inborn family disposition or character
“He's aye had his faither's kind.”
kindaadverb
/KYN-duh/
somewhat; to a limited extent
“A'm kinda feart tae gang oot.”
king cum a laynoun
/KING-KUM-uh-LAY/
Traditional Shetland folk party game
“We gaed oot an playt king cum a lay on the green”
kirk folknoun
/KIRK-FOWK/
members of the church congregation
“Da kirk folk met an' sang.”
kirk marknoun
/KIRK-MARK/
congenital split of the upper lip
“Da bairn hes a kirk mark.”
kirkinnoun
/KIRK-in/
formal church service for civic occasion
“Da new councillors'll gang ta the kirkin the morn”
kirkninnoun
/KIRK-nin/
newly married couple's first church attendance
“They gaed tae the kirknin efter the weddin.”
kirnnoun
/KIRN/
disorderly, jostling crowd or group
“Dinna gang near da kirn at da quay.”
kirn korsesplural noun
/KIRN-KOR-siz/
rod used for churning butter
“Gie me the kirn korses, ah'll stairt the kirn.”
kirn mylknoun
/KERN-MULK/
lumps of coagulated or churned milk
“Gie me a bittie o kirn mylk.”
kirninnoun
/KIR-nin/
one act of churning milk
“A'll dae ane kirnin the morn wi new milk.”
kirr mirrinnoun
/KEER-MIRR-in/
small warm tingle of pleasure
“I hed a wee kirr mirrin watchin the bairn sleep.”
kirsenadjective
/KIR-sen/
Fit to eat or suitable to wear
“Da fish is kirsen.”
kishienoun
/KISH-ee/
small woven straw carrying basket
“Ah'll pit the eggs i' the kishie.”
kishie baandnoun
/KISH-ee BAHND/
strap for slinging a fishing basket
“Da kishie baand needs mendin.”
kishie foonoun phrase
/KISH-ee-foo/
amount needed to fill a container
“Gie me a kishie foo o' tatties.”
kistnoun
/KIST/
wooden chest sometimes used as coffin
“Staw it in the auld kist.”
kist neuknoun
/KIST-NOOK/
small hidden nook in a chest
“A hid ma siller in the kist neuk.”
kistinnoun
/KIS-tin/
placing corpse into coffin before burial
“We hed the kistin at e'en.”
kitnoun
/KIT/
wooden container for milk and butter
“Tak the kit tae the byre.”
kittleverb
/KIT-ul/
to tickle or stir lightly
“Da lass kittled da bairn wi a feather”
kittlyadjective
/KIT-lee/
Easily tickled; sensitive to touch
“Da lass is kittly, gie her a wee swipe an she'll laff”
klairadjective
/KLAIR/
Cooked and ready to eat
“Gie's a bit o' that klair.”
kleebernoun
/KLEE-buh/
soft, talc-rich soapstone used for carving
“A'll mak a cook-stane oot o' kleeber.”
klettnoun
/KLET/
large shoreline rock or boulder
“Yon klett stans aye alang da shore”
klibbernoun
/KLIB-er/
wooden frame for securing loads
“Ah'll hing the peat oan the klibber.”
klineverb
/KLYN/
To smear or fling onto a surface
“Kline the scone wi' butter.”
klingverb
/KLING/
peat shriveling as it dries
“Da peet's startin tae kling.”
klongernoun
/KLONG-er/
wild thorny dog-rose shrub
“Mind the klonger at the dyke, it'll prickle ye.”
klurmosenoun
/KLUR-mohs/
noisy, disorderly crowd commotion
“Da klurmose at da pub sent folk hame”
knapverb
/K-nap/
put on an English-sounding accent
“Dinnae knap yersel.”
knepverb
/NEP/
Pucker lips or draw a bag's mouth
“Da lass knep her mou an keekit ower t' sea.”
knock soenoun
/NAWK-SOH/
Pulpy paste of crushed limpets
“Gie's a wee teil o knock soe, it's reet braw.”
knoiltnoun
/NOILT/
quick, sharp knuckle hit
“He gied me a knoilt oan the shulder.”
knowenoun
/NOH/
small rounded hill or mound
“Thar's a wee knowe by the burn.”
knucklenoun
/NUK-uhl/
Length from fingertip to first knuckle
“Leave it a knuckle frae the edge.”
koilletadjective
/KOY-let/
Hornless cow; naturally or dehorned
“Yon koillet is braw tae milk.”
kokkaloorienoun
/KOK-uh-LOOR-ee/
small white daisy-like lawn flower
“Da kokkaloorie is braw.”
krampisnoun
/KRAMP-iss/
boiled oat dumpling with fat
“A'll hae some krampis.”
kransetadjective
/KRAN-set/
animal with differently coloured head
“Yon kranset yow haes a white heid.”
krappennoun
/KRAP-en/
fish livers mixed with oatmeal
“A'll bile krappen the nicht.”
kringnoun
/KRING/
a pair of lambs tethered together
“Da kring's oot on da lee.”
krölnoun
/KROHL/
small oat scone or cake
“Gies a kröl an a drop o tea.”
krolkitadjective
/KROL-kit/
Bent or twisted; not aligned
“Da gate's fair krolkit”
kronverb
/KRON/
moan or whine when unwell
“Da bairn'll kron if she's nae feelin weel.”
krummmicknoun
/KRUM-ik/
very small pinch between thumb and fingers
“Gie a krummmick o' salt”
kurripverb
/KURR-ip/
To utter a hoarse croaking sound
“Da corbie kurrip ower da dyke”
kurry raag
/KURR-ee RAHG/
Friendly cooperative goodwill between people
kwarkabusnoun
/KWAR-kah-bus/
Dropsical throat swelling in sheep
“Da yow's got kwarkabus, gie da vet a ca'.”
kwilkadjective
/KWILK/
quick, lively, sudden in movement
“Da cat is kwilk up da dyke.”
kyaanditverb
/KYAHN-dit/
counted, tallied, added up
“Ah hae the creels kyaandit.”
kyenoun
/KAI/
plural of cow; cattle
“Da kye's oot on da brae.”
kyempverb
/KAYMP/
To struggle or strive vigorously
“Ah saw Tam kyemp wi the tide.”
kyoabnoun
/KYOH-ab/
gift given to secure a favour
“He gied him a kyoab.”
kyoderverb
/KYOH-der/
fuss over someone in excess
“Dinna kyoder the bairn, he'll greet.”
kyuckerverb
/KYUCK-er/
bring back to life or vigour
“Gie's 'im a sup o tea an he'll kyucker.”
kyufsetadjective
/KYOOF-set/
Appearing messy or poorly arranged
“Da hoose is aw kyufset”
kyunnennoun
/KYUN-en/
small burrowing European rabbit species
“Da kyunnen hid i' da dike.”