An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Dan. kempe, a giant; Isl. miles robustus.

Kemp, s. The act of striving for superiority, S.
J. Nicol.

Kemper, s.
1. One who strives; now generally applied to reapers striving on the harvest-field, S.
2. One who is supposed to excel in any respect, S.
Ross.

Isl. kaemper, is the pl. of kaempe.

Kempin, s. The act of striving on the harvest-field, S.
A. Douglas.

To KEMPEL, v.a. To cut into separate parts, S. B.

Su. G. kappa, L. B. kapul-are, to amputate.

KEMPLE, s. Forty wisps or bottles of straw or hay, S.
Courant.

To KEN, v. a.
1. To know, S.

O. E.