giishktawgepwaa

Definition: bite smb.'s ear off

giishktawgepwaa
>vta Od
>3sCCONJ gaashktawgepwaat;
>2sIMP giishktawgepaw; 1 bite smb.'s ear off. Bezhig otawag ogii-giishkitawagebwaan aw Naadawens aniw Anishinaaben.
>One young Huron bit off an Indian's ear. AW1941.rn. Gegaa gii-nibo sa aw sa gaashkitawagebond.
>The one whose ear was bitten off almost died. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: giishkitawagebw.

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: n2010121510-55-20n
GKS Reference Number: 23716
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