Kittle

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To tickle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [Written also kittel.] Halliwell. Jamieson.

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult; variable. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.