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raetara

Bingham

ráetæra

n. praise of a lover, in similitudes.

ráetæraa

vt. to praise a lover in the use of similitudes.

Sabatier

raetara

and rautara.
v. to take off the thorns from pandanus leaves.
fig. to make allusion, to give hints.
vt. raetara: idem. to celebrate, to sing by allegory, to make allusion.

Words that link here

  • rautara to engage in stripping off the thorns on the edge of the pan leaf.