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kahl, bare, bald
Kahn, m. -"e boat
Kaiser, m. — emperor
Kamerad, m. -en comrade
Kamm, m. -"e comb
kämmen, tr. comb
Kammer, f. -n chamber, room
Kampf, m. -"e battle, contest
Kanone, f. -n cannon
Kapelle, f. -n chapel
Kapuze, f. -n cap, hood, cowl
karg, sparse, meager
Kasten, m. -" box
kaum, hardly, barely
keck, bold
Kehle, f. -n throat
kehren, tr. and intr. (refl.) turn, return
Kelch, m. -e calyx, cup
kennen, kannte, gekannt, tr. know
Kerze, f. -n candle
kerzenhell, made bright by candles
Kette, f. -n chain
keuchen, intr. gasp, breathe with difficulty
kichern, intr. laugh softly, chuckle
Kind, n. -er child (In many compounds Kinder- is best rendered by childhood, e.g., Kinderfrieden peace of childhood)
kindlich, childlike, childly
Kinn, n. -e chin
Kirche, f. -n church
Kirchhof, m. -"e churchyard
Kissen, n. — pillow
Kiste, f. -n chest
Klage, f. -n complaint, plaint; accusation
klagen, intr. complain, make lament
kläglich, pitiable
Klang, m. -"e sound
klappen, intr. clap, click
klar, clear, bright
Kleid, n. -er dress, garment
kleiden, tr. dress, clothe
klein, small, little
klettern, intr. climb
klingen, a, u, intr. resound, sound
klirren, intr. clatter, clank, rattle
Kluft, f. -"e cleft, chasm
klug, clever, intelligent, wise
Knabe, m. -n boy
knallen, intr. crack
Knäuel, m. — ball of thread; entanglement
Knecht, m. -e servant
Knie, n. -e knee
knieen, intr. kneel
knistern, intr. crackle
Knochen, m. — bone
Knospe, f. -n bud
kommen, a[l], o, intr. come
König, m. -e king (In com- pounds Königs- is often best rendered by royal, e.g., Königsmahl, n. royal feast or banquet)
Kopf, m. -"e head
Korn, n. grain, "corn" (the chief grain of a country; in Germany rye or wheat; with the pl. Körner = single seed of grain)
kosen, intr. and tr. fondle, caress
Kraft, f. -"e strength, power
kräftig, strong
Krähe, f. -n crow
krähen, intr. crow; scream, cry out
Kranich, m. -e crane
Kranichzug, m. -"e flight or flock of cranes on wing
krank, ill, sick
kränken, tr. grieve, wound
Kranz, m. -"e wreath, garland
Kraut, n. -"er plant; collective plants, herbage
Kreis, m. -e circle
kreischen, intr. screech
Kreuz, n. -e cross, crucifix
Kreuzbild, n. -er image of the crucified Savior
Krieg, m. -e war
Krieger, m. — warrior
Krone, f. -n crown
Krümlein (dim. of Krume, f.) — crumb
Kuchen, m. — cake
Kugel, f. -n bullet, ball
kühl, cool
kühlen, tr. cool
Kummer, m. worry, care
kummervoll, filled with care
Kunde, f. lore, news
kund-machen, tr. make known, announce
künftig, future
Kunst, f. -"e art
Kunstgebild, n. -e work of art
Kuppel, f. -n cupola, dome
Kuß, m. -"e kiss
küssen, tr. kiss
Küste, f. -en coast