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  • Kake - cake.
  • Kanel - cinnamon, probably Cassia Bark. See: Canel; Canell; Canelle.
  • Kaste - cast, throw.
  • Kechen - kitchen.
  • Kede - kid.
  • Keeling - cod, codling.
  • Kele - cool. Same as the word cole.
  • Kelid - cooled.
  • Kelyng - cod, codling.
  • Kendlich - properly, by nature.
  • Keneschype - sharpness.
  • Kepe - keep. "Lat a man euermore kepe it" means "have someone watch it constantly."
  • Kerf; Kerue - cut; carve.
  • Kernelis - kernels, seeds.
  • Kerve - in a morter, to bray.
  • Ket - cut.
  • Keuere; Keure; Kouere; Kyuer; Kyuere - cover. In the case of a pie, it means to put on the top crust. Same as the word ceuere.
  • Keyntlich - carefully. Same as the word queyntliche.
  • Kne; Knese; Kneys - Knee.
  • Knede - knead.
  • Knyf; Knyff - knife.
  • Knytte - tie.
  • Koddys - pods.
  • Komyth - cometh.
  • Koruen - carved, cut.
  • Kouere hit forth, thou wil it note - take care to cover it right.
  • Kowe Mylke - cow milk.
  • Krase - break.
  • Kreme - cream.
  • Kreme; Kryme - crumble.
  • Kutte - cut.
  • Kychoun - kitchen.
  • Kyde - kid. See: Kede.
  • Kyn - cows.
  • Kyrneleys; Kyrnellys; Kyrnels - kernels, seeds.
  • Kyt; Kytte; Kyttest - cut.
  • Kyttyng - cutting.
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