gshkose

Definition: wake up suddenly, wake up with a start

gshkose
>vai comm.
>1sIND ngoshkse;
>3sCCONJ gweshkset; 1 wake up suddenly, wake up with a start. Mii go gii-gshkosewaad zhmaagnishag, aanii-sh mii sa go gaa-zhi-wiindmawndwaa, mii go gii-webiiwaad.
>The soldiers awoke with a start, and in accordance with what they had been told, they started running quickly. SO1971.rs.
>Full-vowel form: goshkose.

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: n73030614729n
GKS Reference Number: 16299
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