v. Ho for hoo, and ao, to try.
1. To try the qualities of a thing; to taste; to tempt; to make trial; assay; to begin. Laieik. 184.
2. To cohabit after marriage; to make public a marriage contract after the ancient manner.
3. To prove; to put to the test. 2 Oihl. 9:1.
4. To undertake; to attempt. Eset. 9:23.
5. To hang up; e kaulai.
s. See the verb. Marriage after the ancient custom of the islands.
2. The taste of any eatable. Nah. 11:8.
3. A temptation; a trial. Kanl. 4:32.
adj. The night of the day called Huna; mamua o ka po hoao o na alii, i ka po o Huna.
adj., Pertaining to or describing the night of the day called Huna, the eleventh night after Hilo or the new moon, when the Hoao, or nuptials, were supposed to become fixed.
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The ancient Hawaiian marriage custom.
1. To make a trial of a thing.
2. To taste.
3. To tempt.
4. To assay.
5. To begin. (See Laieik. p. 184.)
6. To undertake.
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