giishkgweknaa

Definition: cut smb.'s head off, cut smb.'s neck, cut the top off of sth. (an.)

giishkgweknaa
>vta comm.
>1sIND ngiishkgweknaa;
>3sCCONJ gaashkgweknaat;
>2sIMP giishkgwekosh; 1 cut smb.'s head off, cut smb.'s neck, cut the top off of sth. (an.). Aanii-sh mii sa gii-giishkgweknaawaad giiwenh iidig niwi, gii-webnaawaad zhiwi niwi wiijkiwenywaan, mii dash gii-gjibhiwewaad ggetin.
>Then they had cut his head off, and they left their friend there and ran off in great haste. SO1971.rs.
>Partner: giishkgwekdaan
>vti.
>Full-vowel form: giishkigwekoN.

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: n73023738809n
GKS Reference Number: 15705
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