bskaab'iwe

Definition: turn back in haste, make a hasty retreat

bskaab'iwe
>vai
>1sIND nbiskaab'iwe;
>3sCCONJ beskaab'iwet; 1 turn back in haste, make a hasty retreat. Mii-sh gii-bskaabhiwewaad giw Gchi-mookmaanag, niibwa maa naa gii-nsaawag.
>Then the Americans turned back, indeed many were killed. AK1976.rs.
>Full-vowel form: biskaabahiwe.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Animate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n201132712-30-43n
GKS Reference Number: 23857
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