moe
1. vi., To sleep, lie down; to lie in wait, ambush; to prostrate oneself, as before a chief; to lay down, as cards; to sit on eggs; horizontal, prone.
- Examples:
- Kapu moe, prostration taboo.
- Hale moe, sleeping house.
- Moe kau a hoʻoilo, sleep summer to winter [the sleep of death].
- Moe ka ihu o ka puaʻa, the nose of the pig is down [a pig has been killed for ceremony].
- ʻAʻohe e moe kuʻu maka ā kō kuʻu makemake, my eyes shall not sleep until my desire is obtained.
- Moe ke kanaka, a human sacrifice was made.
- Moe ʻia ka iwi ʻaoʻao e ke kanaka ʻē (For. 4:47), the rib bones will be laid to rest by strangers.
- References:
2. nvt., To marry, mate with, sleep with, cohabit; marriage.
- Examples:
- Moe i kā haʻi, to sleep with the mate of another.
3. n., Bed, sleeping place.
4. n., Dream.
- Examples:
- Ka mea nāna nā moe (Kin. 37.19), dreamer.
- He aha ka puana o ka moe? What is the answer of the dream [what will the result be]?
5. vs., Calm, as the sea.
6. Same as moea #2.
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