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weli
1. nvs., Fear, terror, dread; fearful, afraid.
- Examples:
- Kau ka weli, kū ka weli, full of fear; terror-stricken.
- Ua kau koʻu weli i ka luaʻi pele, I was filled with fear of the lava eruption.
- References:
- PPN weli .
2. n., A holothurian.
- References:
- KL. line 19.
3. n., Scion, sucker, shoot, as from a root; spreading root.
4. n., Phosphorescent light on water, believed caused by a ghost that was interfering with fishing.
- References:
- See ex., kū #5.
5. Same as welina.
- Examples:
- E weli hoʻi iā ʻoe (For. 4:163), greetings to you.
weli
kikino, Scion.
- Source:
WE-LI
v. To branch out, as the roots of a tree; to take root, as a tree; to have many roots.
WE-LI
s. A form of salutation. See WELINA and WALINA.
2. The phosphorescent light in the sea; the light of sparks of fire.
3. A long black worm found in the sea; he mea ola maloko o ke kai ma Ewa, me he puhi la ke ano.
4. A cion or shoot from the roots of a dead plant or tree; the spreading roots of a tree.
5. A fear; a trembling. See WELIWELI. Kau mai ka weli, fear fell upon him. Laieik. 167.
Weli (wĕ'-li), n.
1. Phosphorescent light; the light of sparks of fire.
2. A long, black sea cucumber (Opheodesoma spectabiles); he mea ola maloko o ke kai ma Ewa, me he puhi la ke ano.
3. A scion or shoot from the roots of a dead plant or tree; the spreading roots of a tree.
4. A fear; a trembling. Kau mai ka weli, Fear fell upon him. Laieik. p. 167.
Weli (wĕ'-li), v.
To branch out, as the roots of a tree; to take root, as a tree; to have many roots.
Weli (we'-li):
a long black sea-worm. Point, Wahiawa Bay, Kauai.
Weli
Point, Kō-loa qd., Kauaʻi. Fishpond near Ka-hau-iki, Honolulu. Lit., fear.
Weli
Fishpond, Honolulu, Oʻahu. Lit., fear.
weli
A greeting similar to aloha but more anciently used.
weli
Fear, trembling; afraid, fear-stricken. Also called weliweli.
weli
fear; scion or shoot from roots.
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