Ararahih'urípih
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iyvusúvus to bend repeatedly

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #3645 | revised Aug 27 2015

iyvusúvus V • to bend repeatedly

Derivation iyvus-RED
iyvus--REDUP

Note: Equiv. to iyvuxúvux.

  • xás vaa ishvít takuníshxaayshur, xás takuniyvusúvus. Then they rip a piece (of sinew) off, and they bend it repeatedly. [Reference: TK 130.7]