gwiinde

Definition: float, soak

gwiinde
>vii comm.
>1sIND gwiinde;
>3sCCONJ e-gwiindek; 1 float, soak. Wegnesh oodi naawinj mede-gwiindek?
>What's that floating out there in the middle of the bay? MC2005.cs. 2 be located, be in such location. (of islands) Miinawaa bezhig Gichi-animwaaning besho imaa agwinde.
>Another, Big Dog Island, is right close by. AW1941.rn. Besho gii-agwinde minishens.
>The little island was near by. AW1941.rn.
>Full-vowel form: [a]gwiinde.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Verb Inanimate intransitive verb
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n73031730126n
GKS Reference Number: 16544
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