G.—2

12

5. To steady ; to keep, or hold, anything steady : Eta, kia v te pupuri. 6. To hold fast; to hold together; to hold: 7. To keep : Kia v ra korua, ki ta korua i riro mai. 8. To unite ; to join, as broken bones : E v, c mau, c noa . . . Ka it,, ka mau. —Poet., p. 377. 9. To stick ; to adhere : E kore c v te paru ki ona kakahu. 10. To be stuck fast in, —as in mud ; or among, as among thistles, brambles, &c.: Aue ! ka mate te tamaiti, kua v tonu kite repo ! 11. To take fast hold of with the hands in climbing rocks, &c.; to lay fast hold of a rope, &c. ; to grip with the hands; to hold fast with the fingers closed : Kia v ra o ringaringa me o waewae. 12. To plant or set the foot firmly in walking over rocks, —climbing, &c. : Kia v ra o waewae ki nga kowhatu. 13. To set the heart on anything; to take hold, or make an impression on the mind ; to retain in the heart or mind : Kua ?« ke hoki ana korero ki tana ngakau. Kia v to ngakau. 14. To trust in; to confide : Upu te whakaaro ki a ia. Ka v nga tangata ki tana korero. 15. To side with : I wehewehea nga tangata o taua pa, ko etahi i v ki a Bongo, ko etahi i v ki a Pao. 16. To be agreed; to be unanimous: (T.) Kua mutu nga korero, ka v te whakaaro kite haere. 17. To be stedfast; to be constant; to stand fast; to be surely established : Kia v tonu te whakapono ki nga mea c ngaro ana. Taihoa tatou c kite, c v ranei nga mea i korerotia. 18. To be settled, as fine weather : Tenei te rangi ka v, ka mau. — Poet., p. 378. 19. To be secure : Kahore he tangata c v kite ora. 20. To dwell securely : Kia v te noho. 21. To remain on, —as the head on the body : Xi te ute pane, c kore c mate; tapahia. 22. To rest on : No te tokotoko i v te haere. Kia v iho ki runga ki a Hamuera. E v ranei nga paihau o te pa ki uta? 23. To rest a claim to land, &c.: He rapunga i tetahi take c v ai ki Mangakahia. 24. To hold fast to land, to retain possession: Koia matou i mea ai, v tonu matou ki runga ki te whenua, c kore c taea te whakangaueue c te tangata. 25. To fix the gaze on; to stare; to set the face; to look with a bold and impudent face:

Na, tau tonu iho tona mata, v tonu riga kanohi Kua rcohio ahau, kua v atu nei tona mata ki a ia, hei kino. Kihai i v aku kanohi kite titiro atu i te wehi mai. Ka v atu ano hoki toku mata ki taua koroke. Erangi tera i tino v rawa aku kanohi kite titiro atu. 26. To set the teeth : Kia v o niho, c Tangaroa, kia v. Niho koi tara, kia v o niho.— Poet., p. 187. 27. To hit or strike a blow —with fist, weapon, or hammer; to strike on, or at any part of the body : Ka v te moto ki tona kanohi. Muri iho ka v taku kuru ki a ia. No taua tangata roa te patu kua v ki a te Wehi. Nga patu hoki kua v kei te hiku: .. . Kua v a ratou nei patu kei te pane.— Myth., p. 152. 28. To prevail against; to conquer: (T.) 29. To apply onself to : to be hard at work, diligent: Kahore ano au kia v noa kite mahi i whakaritea. Cmai kite keri.— Old Song. 30. To come, to arrive at any place by water (from canoes being run on to the beach): Ao ake, ka v ki uta, a ka koa ratou. Ka hoe mai kua v kite tauranga, katahi ano ka ungia c te waka te tauranga o Kiki. I to ratou uranga ki uta, ka oma nga tangata. 31. To land, from swimming : Ka kau ia, a ka v kite kaainga o Te Whatu, c v kau atu ana ano ia. Maana ka totohu, he ahakoa ; a maana ka v c pai ana. — Myth., p. IG4. 32. To be landed, drawn ashore, as fish in a net: I te wai te koura c pango ana, w mai ki uta c whero tonu. Heoi, kukume tapatahi ana ko tena pou anake, v mai ana te ika ki uta he atihakona. 33. To strike against a rock, shoal, or any big thing floating in the sea, as by a ship, canoe, &c. (T.) 34. To reach, to arrive at any new place, —as by a travelling party of strangers : Ka v ki Matanuku, ka v ki Matarangi, Ka v ki tenei whenua, &c. — Poet., p., 136. 35. To have weight, as words : Kua v ana kupu ki taua huihuinga, Heoi, v tonu te kupu a taua tangata ra ki nga rangatira ope. 36. To kindle, to catch, as fire : Kua kaa, v noa nga waro. 37. To receive contagion or infection from any disease: Kua v ra taua mate kino ki a ia. 38. To thicken, to have consistence, as flour when boiled with water : Kia v penei me te paraoa ka maoka. 39. Fig., to enter : Hoki tapu tonu te pou o Bahuru i te whatitoka, tee wki roto ra, c tokona atu ana c Tongariro. — Old Song. 40. To be high-water. (P. Ua.) Ka « te tai, ka pari te tai. —Old song of the bird Tuii,