An Icelandic-English dictionary. Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson. 1874.
Left-handedness — is the preference for the left hand over the right for everyday activities such as writing. Most left handed people favor their right hand for some activities, and many exhibit some degree of ambidexterity. [… … Wikipedia
cack-handed — cack hand·ed (kăkʹhănʹdĭd) adj. Chiefly British 1. Left handed. 2. Awkward; clumsy. [Perhaps from Old Norse keikr, bent backwards; akin to Danish keite, left handed.] * * * … Universalium
Kick — Recorded in several spelling forms including Kick, Kike, Kikke, and Kix, this unusual name is English, and of Yorkshire origin. It is a locational or topographical surname from residence by one of the two Kex rivers in West Yorkshire. The first… … Surnames reference
Kike — Recorded in several spelling forms including Kick, Kike, Kikke, and Kix, this unusual name is English, and of Yorkshire origin. It is a locational or topographical surname from residence by one of the two Kex rivers in West Yorkshire. The first… … Surnames reference
Kikke — Recorded in several spelling forms including Kick, Kike, Kikke, and Kix, this unusual name is English, and of Yorkshire origin. It is a locational or topographical surname from residence by one of the two Kex rivers in West Yorkshire. The first… … Surnames reference
Kix — Recorded in several spelling forms including Kick, Kike, Kikke, and Kix, this unusual name is English, and of Yorkshire origin. It is a locational or topographical surname from residence by one of the two Kex rivers in West Yorkshire. The first… … Surnames reference
Kik — This unusual name is of Yorkshire origin and is a locational surname from residence by one of the two Kex Beck s in West Yorkshire, one a tributary of the Royal Wharfe and one of the Royal Laver. The meaning of the first element varies, it can… … Surnames reference
cack-handed — cack hand|ed [ˌkæk ˈhændıd] adj BrE informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from Old Norse keikr bent backwards ] careless and tending to drop things, or badly done = ↑clumsy … Dictionary of contemporary English
kehren — kehren1 Vsw wenden std. (8. Jh.), mhd. kēren, ahd. kēren, as. kērian Stammwort. Ebenso afr. kēra. Bedeutungsmäßig entspricht ae. cerran wenden , das aber im Vokalismus nicht übereinstimmt. Herkunft unklar. Vgl. anord. keikr nach hinten gebeugt ;… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
gei- — gei English meaning: to turn, bend Deutsche Übersetzung: “drehen, biegen”? Note: Only in Root extensions: Material: O.Ind. jihmá ḥ “ crooked, cunning, deceitful, slant, skew, slantwise, crosswise recumbent, stoopedly,… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
