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ch'idiwists'e:n he got stiff

diwhts'e:n

Dictionary Entry [entry ID #4695]

diwhts'e:n • I'm stiff in the joints • verb (theme: di-s-ts'e:n) [1sg subject] • Semantic domain: health

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text: Verdena's grandmother's job as a nanny, line 34 (full story)
haya:ł miq'it-dahky'a:n-q'it dahsid'ut'-tah ła'ay-xw q'ut dists'e:n łiqay mina:t ya:silay 'aht'ing-xw-'unt'e k'iwitł'o:n
the linens (tablecloths) are all stiff and white, there was lace on the edges

text: Verdena's grandmother's job as a nanny, line 43 (full story)
dists'in na:lchwe:n
made stiff

text: Verdena's grandmother's job as a nanny, line 44 (full story)
mił-dists'i-wilchwe:n tehnak'iwidxa:n haya:ł na:na:ya'uł'e:tl' haya:ł
it's been soaked in starch and then they hang it up