Careing (kēr), pr. p. driving, from care, caire, to drive. Douglas, III, 166, 10; Wallace, IX, 1240. O. N. köyra, O. Ic. keyra, Norse køyra, to drive, ride, O. Ic. keyrsla, a driving, Norse kjørsel, id. Cp. Shetland care, id. Monophthongation in O. Sw. köra, Dan. köre.
Carl, sb. a man, an old man, very frequently with an idea of disrespect. C.S., 144. O. N. karl, Norse kar, a man, fellow, but kall, an old man, with assimilation of rl to ll. W. Norse kadl exhibits the change of ll to dl. In Dan. and in Sw. dial karl. Cu. carl means a coarse fellow. Dunbar has the word wifcarl, man.
Carlage, adj. oldish, decrepit. Irving, 172. O. N. karl + leikr.
Carling, karling, carline, sb. an old woman, a slatternly woman. O. N. kerling, an old woman, karlinna, a woman. O. Dan. kærlingh, O. Sw. kärling, Norse kjæring, Dan. kiærling (pronounced kælling), id. Dan. dial. kerling. Cp. Gael. cailliach. Does not seem to exist in Eng. diall. south of the border.
Carp, karp, vb. to talk, converse. Wyntoun, VI, 18, 313. O. N. karpa. See Skeat Et.D.
Castings, sb. pl. cast off clothes. Dunbar's Complaynt, 43. Deriv. from cast. O. N. kasta.
Chaft, sb. the jaw, also used vulgarly for the mouth. O. N. kjaptr, the jaw. Norse kjæft, vulgar name for the mouth. O. Sw. kiäpter, M. Sw. käft, Dan. kjæft, M. E. chaft.
Chaft-blade, chaff-blade, sb. jaw. Mansie Wauch, 41, 20; 76, 23; 147, 28. Cp. Norse kjæfte-blad, id. See chaft.
Chowk, sb. jawbone. Dalr., VIII, 112, 14; Isaiah, L, 6. O. N. kjálki, the jawbone, Norse kjāke.
Chyngiel, sb. gravel. Douglas, III, 302, 30. Norse singl, see Skeat, and Wall.