bwe
Bingham
bwe
n. an oar, a steering oar, a rudder.
n. a short spear.
vi. to keep off (opp of luff).
Sabatier
bwe
n. a rudder, helm, steering wheel, tiller, handle bar, fish tail.
ex. kain te bwe: steering gear.
v. bwe, bwerio, bwerake, bwenako: steer, steer towards... etc.
bwe: to leeward.
bwe: to leeward.
ex.
- bwerake: to windward.
- bwerio: steer west.
- bwenako: to go before the wind.
- bwematoa: hard to steer.
- bwemarau: easy to steer.
- tau bwe: hold the tiller, etc.
vt. taia te bwe: to fix, to fasten the helm, etc.
idiom. e bwe wana: his canoe is about to depart.
intj. bwe! (in games) move!, advance!, turn!
vc. kabwea: to move, to direct, to make advance.
fig. to encourage, to start off, to push forward.
bwe1
n. an ancient war weapon; lance or javelin with two ends pointed, two or three yards long.
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