bgidenmaa
Definition:
give up smb., let go of smb. [emotionally]
Body
bgidenmaa
>vta LH
>1sIND nbagdenmaa;
>3sCCONJ begdenmaat;
>2sIMP bgidenim; 1 bury smb., hold funeral rites for smb.. Gye wiin sa noos pii gaa-nbod ge-wii gii-bgidenmaa.
>When my father died they held these burial rites for him. AM1937.rs. Bezhig bagidenimind eniginod ningodwaaswaabik bezhig nangwahakaan inaginde nangwahond.
>A lot of a size for one person to be buried costs six dollars. AW1941.rn. Zhaazhgo ko, bkeknigning gii-bgidenmaa wiya gaa-ziig'andaaz-sik.
>In the past, anyone who hadn't been baptized was buried in an unconsecrated cemetery. MC2005.cs. 2 give up smb., let go of smb. [emotionally].
>Partner: bgidendaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: bagidenim.
Languages:
Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech:
Verb
Animate transitive verb
Source of term:
Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID:
n72976744755n
GKS Reference Number:
12200