The Bible in Spain, Vol. 2 [of 2] / Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula

by George Borrow

Kebir. Arab. Great.

Ker, Quer. Rom. A house. P. ii. 153; Pp. 279; M. vii. 79; G. i. 178.

Kermous del Inde. Arab. A fruit; the prickly pear.

Kistur, Kester. Rom. To ride. P. ii. 122; SC. refer to uklistó, Pp. 560; A. 14; M. viii. 89. Borrow derives it from the Wallachian keleri. Perhaps from the Grk. κέλης.

Kjæmpe. Scand. A champion. Cf. “Kempion the kingis son” in the ballad that bears his name.

Knaw. Rom. Now. P. ii. 124; Pp. 130; M. vii. 5.

Kosko, Kooshto. Rom. Good. P. ii. 157. This is an Eng. Rom. word. Continental gypsies use latchó, mishtó.

Kyrie. Grk. Κύριε, sir, my lord.

Labrador. Span. Cultivator, rustic, peasant. Labrar, to till the ground.

Lácha. Rom. Maidenhead, virginity. Z. ii. 7; P. ii. 331; Pp. 325; M. viii. 4.