ē7, v.i. Swell, (be) swollen.
Kare ‘oki tō vaevae i ē,
neither did thy foot swell (Deut. 8.4).
(see ‘akaē(ē).)
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‘akapetetue
‘akapetetue, caus. petetue. Swell, make thick, thicken.
‘I te pao‘anga‘ia tōku mata e te rango-pātia, kua ‘akapetetue katoa mai tōku ngutu.
When my eye was stung by the wasp, my lip also swelled.
‘akangē(ngē)
‘akangē(ngē), caus. ngē. Swell, inflame.
‘Ea‘a ō mata i ‘akangēngē ei?
Why have your eyes become swollen?
ngaru
ngaru, v.i. Rough (of the sea); waves; swell.
Kua ngaru te tai.
The sea is rough;
Tē ngarū ra te tai.
There was a rough sea running;
Kāre e meitaki te pātia i runga i te akau, ‘e tai ngaru.
It’s no good for harpooning on the reef, there’s a rough sea;
Kua peke tō mātou vaka i te ngaru‘anga te tai.
Our canoe went adrift when the sea got rough;
Nō te mama‘ata i te ngaru, kua ‘opu tō mātou vaka.
The waves were so big that our canoe sank;
Kua popoki te ngaru ki runga i te mato.
The waves dashed against the cliff;
Ka ‘aere tātou ka tūpā‘oro‘oro ngaru.
Let’s go surf-riding;
Kua topa ia tuā-ngaru.
We‘re past that hurdle (that wave crest has dropped behind). [Pn. *„alu.]
‘ōpuepue
‘ōpuepue, v.i., fq. ‘ōpue. Swell.
Kua ‘ōpuepue tōna kōpū i tōna kai‘anga i te pāpaka.
His stomach became bloated after he ate the crabs;
Kua ‘ōpuepue te pāruru rākau o te ‘are nō tei mā‘ū putuputu i te ua.
The wooden walls of the house had swollen through being continually wet with rain. [‘ōpue Rr.]