giishktawge

Definition: have an ear cut off, have one's ear severed

giishktawge
>vai
>3sCCONJ gaashktawget;
>1sIND ngiishktawge; 1 have an ear cut off, have one's ear severed. Wii-wiidigeba; mii sa gii-zhiingenimigod aniw akwewan gii-banaazinaagozid giishkitawaged.
>He had intended to marry, but the woman rejected him because his looks were spoiled by his lacking an ear. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: giishkitawage.

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: n2010121510-46-44n
GKS Reference Number: 23714
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