asesa-SEm

fool; oui pa a wagyimi ua ouam sesa­sesa SerE-SerE IJkur0fo adU3IJ u. a . - cf. okwasea, ogyimfo, obodamfo &c.

asesa-scm , disorderliness, ill cO-Jlduct,­im1JlOTality; n'as. uti wanseIJ adwuma no mu,

nsesli-gua, (trade of) barter, exchange, tnu;k; s. nsesii.

nses~ua-d e, Dsesa .': merchandise. Ezek. 27, 27.

sesasesa, a" adv. dism'derly, out of o-rder, deranged, confused; syn. basabasa; okwau no so yE S.; OJe u'ade s. ; ~>Dam s.; an im ayE s., it dawns, s. anim 7. A.

sesasesaf6, pl. = asesafo, loose men, etc. sesa-yare, a disease inflicted by a de­

pa1·ted Spil'it. Obi yare s. na wode sesadua abab3g g u gyam' a, osama!) bi nt nrni mma ofie b'J mfs De nsa mmEka: oyarefo no.

sesaw, 1'ed. V . saw, 1. to take 16p a col­lective quantity fro m t he ground, uhwea, sand, !)wura, sweepings, !)kyeneJ salt.

---p'r. 322. 1941 ~' ·sesaw .. ko, to sweep away. Jer. 8,13. - 2. to dmw ( flSU.

toateT) npeatedly, to draw a great qltantity. pT. 3197. - 3 . to draw in folds ; wasesaw sirikyi atade ahyebYE ne h6 kusnu, he is gorgeously and pom­pously ibressed in silk. - 4_ mfit na Esesaw no h wee ho, having a G-uinea­'lOoT'm" he is cOIli/ined to bed.

sesaw-ade, shovel. Ex. 27,3. sese, Ak. red. v. se, = sise. Pl'. 2914. .s~s~, subsist&Jtce = akwaIjhYEde. sese, Ted. v. se. sese, '}'ed. v., s, sc, v., to be equal,

Tight, st1'aiglit; wosesE, or wosesEe, they (fjt'e equal, like each other. - ade a Esese:e, equity. Provo 2, 9 ; nea or nscm a EsesEe, right things. PrOD. 8,6. 23,16.

sese, seste, sesee yi, seseei (= sesee yi) adv. r SE SEE, liter. as thus 1 1. = afd, mprempreIj, just now, till now, as yet, still: WOYE dEl) W0 ba seSE? (when the wor d stands at the end, the E is short.), or, seSEE woye: dEIj wo ha? what aTe yo'u doing 7u~re 1'tOW? seSEc woda so te kwaIJ mu? what, you aTe still on the way? - iJJJl1l1ediatel!/, ,;nsta'}ltly:

sesEkwa

sesee na merebaj seseei de, wadaj mprem­prt'D na mihilil no, na sesee_ wayera, I saw hhn just now, and he suclc:lenly disQlPpeal'ed. - 2_ sesec = ebia: p&r­haps; p1'obably, l'ikely: 8. wada, pe;r­hCLps he is asleep,- s, Ok0, he is pl'O­bably gone,- s. wawu, he is likely to be dead.

sesee-ara , adv. [sesee em ph.] just now, this lno-ment, instantly, illzmecliately, in a trice, in a twinkling. - sese­here, sesee-her e: okyena s., to-InOPJ'ow about this time.

o-sese, pl. a-, hut, cottage, small house. pT. 2915 f; pavilion. 1 Kg. 20,12. 16; shed. Isa. 1,8. - b, os. (pl. bob, asese), to make a hut dk. - s. asesewa i -osese' k6 ro1 a solita'}"y, lonely hut.

asese-afilhyc, feast Of tabomacles. Lev. 23,34.

a-stsc, pl. a-, a certain tree; dna fitaa bi a wode sen akoIJ:gua, wode pam pou D. a. (dua-pa sEl; plane-tree. Isa. 41,19.

stse, a '}/'oise produced e. g. by shaking a calabash containing pebbles, cowries or seeds of abur obia; wowosow roffiaa sEsEsEsE. - bo seSE, to walk fast, quickly.

SEse: wo .. ,!': •• to stitch (something) equally; to backstitch.

stsea, pl. n·, a 1'oUIlz,d basket, plaited out of • species of reed (go), with • flat cover, wider at the bottom than at the top ; cf. kEDtE~, kyer£ukye.

5-si;sea, {)seseaa, a certain t1'ee,- dua kete­wa a wode )'E mparowa. p1·. 2917; cf. akuramp0-!l.

sescb a, F. rebuke, reproach. Ps. 39,11, asese-bclJ [so abEU] a kind of /um, or

wincl inst1"ume'nt of mnsic; ab€1) a wode bo oheue mrnraIj na w'Jde kit asem nso kyere no; mmEIJ abieIj a nnipa baanu hYE!) na wOIj nyinaa ka: aSEm biak6 pE.

Ilsesc-f6r o, 0-, inf. [sesEw, foforo] refonua­lion. Hist.

a-sisc-gua, pl. a-, a stool made of OSESE­wood.

sesckwa, adv. 1. perhaps, pe;radv&ntll1"e, perclwnce, by chance, possibly; likely; cf. ebia, sesEE ; mek-;> wo afnw ron a, s, bi menya ogya matwa ana? when I go to yow,. piantati(m, am I likely

sasek wa-sem 448 nsew

to find 'wood to cut there P - 2 . at 1'unclo1n, cd haza1'd, at a Ve1z,i1we; kobi· sa s. bi na yEDhwE.

sestkwa~stm, a S'ltperficial or an l.tncer­tain" doubtful matter, a mere proba­bility; n'ase.m nye. s. = n'asem nye asem bi a wonnim no yiye.

sestkwa~som, a peJi1.tnctory, careless, negligent service; ~som no s. = ~som no mpaso-mpaso, ~l)bWE so nsom no yiye.

ase~scm [asem a wose] a lne1'e saying, 1'll11WIW, talk, heaTsay; syn. atesim j asem no nyina~ ~e as., na ukontompo WJ fiU j cf. ayesem.

sescre, Ted. v. she, 1. to poll, shear, clip; JSeSEre ne t i so, he polls hi.s head. Ezek. 44,20. - 2 . to !ltd!e)" (said of birds) j cf. sere.

asuer t bt, a word without any meaning, used to mark the end of a tale j yEl) tipeD, se. ebia yerebJ se.m~dE ua ye'ivie

--a;naJese: as.; saa asem nn y€kohui na as., lhaf s what we saw, and now (we say) basta! (w~ntaa l)ka no pii; w~mfa Uk~ guam' bebrebe)

nseserts6~nseser£s6 = ebi-ne·bi. sest-SeSt = gyigya~gyigya. sesew, Ted. v. I. s. sew. - 2. to put or

set in order, put or set to 'rights, 'reduce to order, restore: WJses€w kurow no (mu yiye), Jmal) mu; os. ne:fi (ofre), syn. siesie, ye. yiye. - 3. seSEW so = taa so, (Akan) te so, to level, make level. - 4. s. ntam ', to TestaTe peace and harmony between parties at varia;Jlr ce; s. siesie 3.

sesew, red. v. I. s. sew. - 2. phl'. Jde n'anlm s. fam', he disgraces hhlt or himself.

asesewa r~sese, dim. ) a shed, covered with palm-leaves.

sescw-bere, time of 1"e{onnation. D eb. 9,10. - ~~ses{jwf6, pl. a~, 're former.

nsestwee, v. n. [seS!€w] 'regulation(s), in­stitucwns; arrangement, adJltstment, settlement, pacification.

s~~s6, [ade a. lOSE. so, biribi a e.SE] a thino having the same figure or quality as another: ntama yi s. wo ho, there is cloth of the same quaUblJ; wot'OD kuru·

wa yi s. wo DkraD, other Jitgs of this ki:nd a1'e soul (oJ', may be bou,ghf) at Accra; ne SE:SO hene hi anai n'anim, sll,ch a king as he was had not been, be{o're him·. 2 K g. 2B,25.

nsc~s6 [so beforeJ lz"keness, similititcle, analogy, com.par-ison: ns. ben na yede besusuw (ho)? with what (comparison) shall we compare it?

as(7tade, ase~tar, F. an 1tm.der-gannent. ~~se·te, ose-tie, info [te or t ie ose] obe­

dience. subm:ission to authority)· ~sete na eye = wose wo na wutie a, na eye; os. ye seD afJre; cf. aso~mer€w. - ye os. ) to be obedient) d1ttiflll.

ase~te, in/. 1mderstanding ,. cf. asehu, ntease, :ghumu.

as~-teIJ, ase-ti3, nse-tiaa, diff. species of beans )' s. ase..

ase-tim, inf. certainty. Provo 22, 21. ase-t6, inf. s. to ase & ntoase. ase·tot6, vnf. [to .. ase] neglect. ase·tra, F. ase-ts{;na, inf. [tra or te ase]

1. life, the COIllJ'se or ti'me of life [= (Jw~, cf.l) kwa = C(17); existeru:e ; con­

-dition or cirCl(Jlnstances of life ; ma"lt­ner of limng, conduct, deport'JJumt ; -obaa as., he cam.e to take up his permanent residence (anywhere). - 2. met. = asetrade. 111k. 12, 44. Lk. 8,43. 15, 12. 21,4. - asetra·ber e, time of l·ife.

asetra-de, the means of lif e or sulJsis­tence, Uvelihood, living.

setwe-dua = sekyedua, a bench made of poles by the 'wayside, the seat of the toll-gatherer.

sfE~twcre, illf. gnashi1zg of teeth. 11ft. 8, 12. s~w, II. Fred. ses5:w] to sp1'ead, spread out

(katE, a mat, li'[k. 11, 7. 8, ntarna~ a cloth); sew k€te. means also to make the bed. Pl'. 249. 2930 ; se. w abo. to pave, E. s. w~de abo tintim fam'.

sew, V. [,red. sesew] to sharpen, 'whet. grind any cutting tool. pr. 882: cf· serebo 1 hi.

o-sew, mother-in-law, tlte ku,sband's or wife's mother; cf. ase, J$~\Va.. - F. asew, mother-in-law, dau.gJder-in-Zaw. 111t. 10, 35.

nsew, Ak. OSeE, cu,rse, maledicti.on. im-

Dsew-hYE -4.49 sl

p'recation, execration; cf. mpae j ohy€ me os. , he CU1'Ses 'me, syn. obo me dua; d i DS., to swear, to bind one's self by an, oath; to Clwse one's self. p". 891 ; s. d i 49.

Dsew-hyt, oinf. [hye nsew] adJiW'ation. Provo 29, 24.

n sew, F. = nsow, mark, -note,. by € Dsew, to make sec"'·e. 11ft. 27, 65 f.

a-s~wa, (Ak .) aunt, the father's sister (m'agya ne Duabea)j niece ; feJl1"ale cousin: the f ather's s'i-ster's daughter (m'agya De nuabea ba = me na-kakra. ha); the fath",~ s brother's daughter (m'agya-kakra hi); cf. wofasew3, ase, osew; - "lncle (the fath.,~s b,·other). J ., .. 32,7. 8. (- s~waa, the 'uncle's son? Jer. 32, 12). -

sewa (ase, dim.] a small vesicle, sewr!, scab: s. anti no = biribi ampira De honam baabiara. - nsewa, the itch (wi th smal l ves icles),

as£wa, lentils. Gen. 25,34,. cf. asedua. - gewa-nini, s. mfo'wanini, odebye 4. nscwee, Ak. nseee, V.11.. [sew, v.] inlaid

'WoTk, tessallated, checkered, 'lnosaic 'work; abo ns., pavement.

sc-w6-se, the (very) pictlflre or image of YOlW fathe:l'. pr. 127; cf. ose.

a-se(a)wu o, a certain company of wa'r­rioTs in Akem j c{. ~se-awuo. pT. 3288.

o-se-yc, int: W'JW'J as. koko, they have the CO'l.t1'age to carry out thei1' toord or pro'mise ; cf. ~seade~y~.

ase-yide, aseytlde, evut'}) j syn. asede. SI, v. [rea. sisi]:

1. cantin., to stand, be fixed in an "p"ight position (cbiefly of tbings that are placed; cf. gyin a, of man and ani­mals , t a a of t hings extended more hori­zontally tban vertically): dua bi si bO, a tree stands there,' Dnua pi i sisi tu rom' h'J, there p1'e (or 'were) -many tTees in the ga1'deJf, j abrogua si h~j there stands a chair i tumpal) si pOl) so, a bottle £s standing 011, the table,. adaka S1 pal) ase, a box is stand-ing 'l.tnder the table j :)hene dal) si kurow mfinimfini , the chiefs house stands in the midst of the town; asraf6 no sls i h6 kyerebel)l), those soldiers stand in a straight line. - 2. to stick,

Ts hi·E oglish Diet.

to be Sbltck or fixed: ntakara si ne kyew akyi or ne kyew so, a feather is stuck in his hat; cf. by.. - 3 . to sit, to perch: patu si duabasa so, an owl 1',$

perchiln.g on the twig; - to sit in state, in a stately 'lna?1JJ'tel' (o r a king); osi h~ kusuu, he is sitting there in grave or solemn majesty j ct. te, tra, bum. -4. ca'lts., preceded by de, fa) k a) twiL 'J

to put, place, set.' fa agua no s i h'J, put the chab' there! fa kan ea no si PO!) so, put the Ught on the table! ode honi asi ne daIJ ana, he (has) placed an idol before his cloor j ~de aduan sii n 'anim, she put food before Min. 1 Sa·In. · 28, 22.215; ~twee abofra no si i ne serem', he took the child between his knees j :)de no sii won so hene, 0'1', osii no won so hene, he 'made him king over them j w'Jde DO sii agua so, they placed him 011. the stool (throne) j ode no sii asase no so. Gen. 41, 43 j - de (aseID or okasa) si akyiri, s. akyi ri. - 5. (also without a preced­ing verb) to pZtt, place, set &c.: si ba1), to place (plant, post) troops in a strOl'g position, s. ban 4. - si awenfo, F . to set a guard. 11ft, 27,66. - si awowaJ

F, ahoba, to give a pawn or pledge. -si ns~re, s. n8:)re, - si adakani 01'

apratwom, to fasten a lock. - 6. cantin. , followed by a numeral; to be, amount to.' nnipa no si ahe? how many persons a1'e there? w6si du, there are ten j (wosi bebree, better: woye bebree = w:)d5so); mmofra ahe na e W:) h:)? wosi anum pe, how many bOllS are there? there are but jive. - 7. to Tise, come up: a) to appear (of . n elevation on the body): pompo asi me koko so, I have (got) a boil on my chest; - b) to grow well, flourish, thrive: dua D O asi , the tree has become stately = erenyil) yiye; kal) no de na aIJka eretl'.l ap~ , na afei na asi yiye; - of persons: wasi nsiforo , he has grown (quickly) to be a yozmg man j (he has grozon young again), - 8i so: abofra. no asi so, this child grows well i kaIJ no aIJ kit :)reto ape, na afei na wasi so yiye i - abofra a wasi so, a grawn­top child (aged 9-14 years); cf. fromm; - mmofra a woasi so yi ye ns1, the rising generation is ind'ltstrious j cf. before & 43,

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sl 450 sl

8. to stand (together).. wo~ n,. a w~renoro yi, YEne W0!) na ysbesi afram ' mpre:g , lit. their liquor which they a're drinking, we shall stand with (or to) them and mingle vn it (or, a1l10'ng them) at O1l,Ce, i. e. toe will at once foin, shm'e or participate 'lOith thent in their proceed­ings. - 9. to step: set foot (into, 'Upon): osii banta rou , he entered il1tO' a boat. (pr. 263); osi i ne kwaIJ so koeJ O'T osiim' k<>e , he depaTted. - 10. si n tam', to step in, 1'nterpose, mediate between COD­

tending parties. - n. to lead (of a way): W0IJ kW3lJ nsi ha, their way does not lead thel1t tlwQu,gh this place; won kwa!J nsi kurom' ha, their 'way does not lead (them) to this town; ne kW3IJ asi me de rou , his way falls in with m,ine. pr. 134. - 12. to descend, come or get down, light (dot""), alight (off, f,·om, expr. by fi ): 06. dna so si fam', he clesce-nds or gets down from a /lree; ofi hYE!) mn si fam ', he disemba1'll-s; ofi ne pOIJko so 8i fam,' , he alights pro}]t his horse, dis­mounts. - 13. to descend into, to strike: oprannaa sii duam', the lightning struck a tree; ct. durn. - 14·. to come down, set in: omunuIJkum resi , a fog is coming; OpE asi, the hannattan has set in; awia asi , a great heat or dronght has come; awia si bebree a, EkyerE okom = £de kom ba, much d1'ought brings famine. - 15. si .. so, to come down upon, take possession of: obosom asi no so, the fetish has c()'me u,pon him. - 16. to t'urn out: aSem no asi me yiye, the matter has tU1'ned out well f01' me; WOYE saa a, erensi wo yiye ara da . - 17. to stop, stand still, make a sta1td: n 'auo asi = u'ano ato, he has finished his speech; Eha na m'ano abesi. here my mouth has come to a stand, 1. e. with this I have finished my speech; mEtra mn ma­kosi ase, I shall 'remain in it or endure Utltto the end. - s i often serves as an aux. v. for the pl'epp. to, unto, tilt, utJltil, af. Gr. § 117. 227,2. 229; (de) besi , (de) kosi , cf. <fam & 11lt. 1, 17.25. - 18 a. PI'. to push or knock against: efunn asi no 0'1" ne kilra,; the corpse has pointed him out G.s the J1lu'rdenJ'r, cf. afunsoa. -

obisaa nea owu su no din, he inqui1'ed the name of the 1Jl/utl·de;rer. - IS b. to strike with the head, push with t he horns, to butt: aberekyi de ne mmEJ:j asi no, the goat has butted him; mpapo si, the he-goats are butting each other ; cf. 28. - 18 c. si = haw ; m'agya wu 8 ,

obesi me, when my father is dead, he (i. e. his spirit) will tmu.ble ",e. pT. 2322. - 19. to give sheeks, to cau.se the con· vulsive motion of sobbing: osu asi DO,

he sobs. - 20. to stick (fasf) .. aduag no asi me, the food sUcks in my throat (Ete SE me menewam' kwa n asiw); - to stifie, choke: asi me, 'my voice fails, Ete SE biribi asiw me menewam' kW8n a mintumi megkasa bio. - 21. to raise, erect, build: si daI) , to o1t.il,iJ" esp. a bouse of sticks (cf. to abag 01· f.dag, to build a stone-ho'ltse or mud-house). P1'· 2920 f.; si ntamadaIJ , to pitch a tent; osii trabea no , he reared 'up the taher-nacle. Ex. 40,18; wasi fi ama no j also with de (cf 4): boroIJ yi so Da mede me daIJ mesi . - 22. to institute, set on foot, set in operatimt, make, arrange: si agoru, to commence a game; cf. tutu agoru i si kane, to arra1lge or set on foot a COJJl­

petition, to vie, contend, to do in com­pelition. - 23. to raise, lift up: si frs1)kas, to hoist a flag; si abrannaa, to set a. sail; cf 43. - 24. to cause to hang clown: si mmoh'J'J) to hang a cur­tain; si adurade, to put on a 1'obe or ganmmt. pro 1547. Ps. 35, 26. - si nssm­rna, to prepare or hang 'If,,p a snare. pr. 520. - 25. si ntama, to 'wash clothes. pr. 1136; af. boro. - 26. to fill i1l/0 bags or bumdZes: si IJkyene, sroo / to tie loads of salt, rice; Okwawufo si s-mo DO rumoaa (du a. s. oha) na w~nam wt) . - 27. si, to plan beforehand in card· playing, ct. toa 7.

Various phrases with complements of t he v. si, alphabetically arranged (besides those under 5.7.10.15.22). - 28. si. bo or koko, lit. to st1'ike one's (own) breast in an ostentatious, boastful , or bragging manner, i. e. to boast, toven­tu/re, undertake: wasi De bo ss obeko nt\ no ak~ko, he undertakes to fight with

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kim (e.g. David with Goliath); mesi me bo mayc, I shall ventlVre to do it, I will do it at my own ,·isk. pro 338. 29. si afuw, to mW'k out a place in the bush fo,' a plu,ntation. p, .. 333. - 30. si uketekrakye, to apply great diligence or carefulness (in doing any thing). -31. si m u : a) sim' = si kwaU mu (c{. 9), to step info the 'Way, i. e. to set out on ajo'U1"J~e!J, to start, depaTt, gener. follow­ed by k~: osiim' k~e, he 'Went off,. s. sim'. - b) to pu.t i1l" 1. e. to 1-epeat: ::>ka: sii rou , he said it j'epeatedly; cf. ti ron, kasa sa l) ro u ; - c) to p ut in, i. e. to add, to giLle into the bargain.- mat::> Dam mmaIJ du, Da si me mu = to me so t cf nsimu. - 32. si an anIDU = hye ana:gmu, to put instead of, to repcd1", 1"estitute, 1'esto'1'e, compensate. - 33. 8i a ni ill ,

cau·s. a) to p,ltsh, put, Join or fit the ends together.- k ii nUboo yi si aoim, fit tIt",e (ltoo) boards together I fa apo~ no si an1m, push those (two) tables together! pr-:-653. 766 ,' De se ka: 5i an im , his teeth, a,'e slightly clenched. - b) to put, place or set before; s. 4. - c) to cha1"ge with, u,pbraid toith: mede masi wo anim: w o na WOY€E ade no, I have set it before Y01I1r eyes, say it to you?" face, declare it plainly to YOU" charge yO'll- publicly with it, tha t you ba-ve done the deed. -(l) F. mframa asi W{)D anim = byia W~l), the wind is against them. Jllk. 6, 48. - e) to figh t; syn. ko. - 34·. si pE, to stay up, sit up at night, over a game, attending a sick person &0. -35. 5i apempem, to practise extortion; s. apempem. - 36. 5i mpoma, to set or place the canes of the speakers in public assem bUes, i. e. to t'ransact or disc'ltss a publ'ic or judicial matter; - to credit slaves; s. parna. - 37. 5i p::nv, to fix or tie a knot; cf. 5i nSEmma, s, 24, -38. si " nsa : wasi ne ti DSa, he has placed pal11l-1.vine before the elders of his town, declaring that he now intends to marry a certain woman, 1. e. he has declared his intention to marry IleT before the elders (in putting palm-wine before them). - 39 . si" as e, to put down, make low: osi ne nne ase, he lowers his voice, speaks

'With a low voice; wutwa l)kontompo a, wusi wo nne ase j - osi n 'ani 01" ne ti ase, he sinks his face or lzeael, from shame, grief, modesty, humility, he casts down his eyes, ibroops or hangs his head, is dispintecl or desponding, flags; cf. ase 11 ; wak:Jye :Jhene nti wontnmi IJhye no denne!) bi na w"asi W:JlJ ti ase = w"amuna te h:J komm, because he has become king, they cannot, as it were, force hilJ1~, but m'ust contavn thetnselves, restraining their indignation; :Jkway no si ne ti ase, the road is sloping = akwa:g no sial). - 4,0. si sii, to hobble, Ump, halt; s. siL - 41. si nsiforo, to grow (q"ickly) d';c., s. 7. - 42. si .. siyere, a) to prom.ise a W01]zan (in early child­hood) in 1narriage; b) = gye aware, s, gye 9. - 4·3. si so, a) to increase in growth, to grow fast, thirive: abofra &c., s. 7 j to g'row up in 1'eputation: "hene yi dil) si so, this king has become 1'e­nowned,o - b) ne home si so, his b'reath or his pulse is 1'egztlar (beats in a proper t()ay, in its clue timze, follo'Ws im 1'egular succession); ensi so, it is irregnla/J' (the durat ion being shortened &c.) j - c) to fit, be suitable or appropriate: ensi kasa so, it (loes not fit, or agree 'With, the langu,age (senea l)kur'Jfo no kii, as it is spoken by the people); to agree to. Acts 15, 15; senea wakyere ase yi, ensisi so, his interpretation or explanation has no proper connexion, or, it is wrong; ka: si so! say it out! (say what is 'Wanting to complete the sense.~ finish the sentence! - il) to acco'mpany (in continued & full act ivity): w:JreYE: eyi DO, na ukyene ne mmen ne abubuw si so i cf. da mu. -e) to acld, repeat, in po'wring l'iqum' )' to po,.,. in acZdJitio,,: si (no) s61 (E. s. woahYE obi nsa na woasan ahye no bio) serve hi", (with liquor) once 'lI1orel - f) wasi so dua = wahye rou dey, warnii aUm j

cf. hYE 11. Col. 2, 2; si so dua hWE, lit. fix on it a stick, j. e. mark it a?ld look (wheth er it will not come as I say) = depend upon it! you, will see! - g) si so , S. 15. - h) to be b,,{lt ''1'. Ps. 89,3. 5. - ,) to be hoisted (of a flag); cf. 23. pr. 2901. - k) to last, 'remain, contin/ue; syn,

29*

si 452 Slam

tra b~; n'ahenni rensi so daa, his king­dom witt not last to,. ever. - I) tie .. si so, to continue an interrupted conversa­tion or discourse. - 44. si .. at wetwe, to mock,' syn. goru .. ho. lYIt. 27,29.

Phrases with two combined verbs (be­sides those under 4. 8. 9. 12. 31. 33): 45. osi fa DO h5, he su.rrol~nds hi1lt (with words), i. e. he makes sport or game of Jdln, banters, hoaxes, 'razz,ies, ridicules, deceives (Job 13, 9) him. - 46. 9i fra, s. 8. - 47. huruw 9i, to exult, lit. to ju.mp 'up and set the feet on the ground again. - 48. twa .. (ho) 9i , s. twa, atwasi. si, Ak. = siw, q. v. as!, inf. {si 18] the act of muIJual push­

ing: one no di asi, he is against him, his adversa1"JJ or antagonist, they a1'e against each other.

nsf, dilige/n,ce, sed1.l,Zousness, assiil1to2ls industry, ca·refu.l attention: 1>ye: nst = 1>b~ mm6den , 6ye anem, he is dib"gent, interestedly aud perseveringly attentive, assicl1toUS, not careless or negligent (ohwE n 'adwuma yiye, onim n'adw. pE), ind'ust1iou-s. - F. enCOlf,ragement; hYE nsi, to be encoU'raged; to be stitnzf,lated.

e-sii, sh01'cness of one leg, so that in walking only t he toes, not the heel, touch the ground j wuntumi mfa wo nalJ nsi fam' nnantew wo nantiIl so, na won am wo nansoaa ana j si sii, to I'imp, halt. Of. nantiIlkafa, osiifo.

sia, pl. n-, F. = oSlaw & aslaw, cluster, bnnch.

asia, a species of large tree, used for fuel. aSia, n-, six. pro 556. Gr. § 77. asia = nsa-nsia, nsa wa·nsIa, q. v. aSia, a gold-weight. pro 305. 565. - Akyem

asia = n taku 54 (ns,afilkoro 9) = .£ l. 10 s. 41/'J. d. - ASllute asia. = ntaku 48 (nsoafakoro 8) = 6 dollm's or ackles, or .£ 1. 7 S.

nsla, a six-stJr/nged 'mllsical instrument .. osauku a ESO nsia, s. seberewa.

o-sIiia = osait, a nickname of the ca.t. eSlu, a large tree of hard wood, good

for fuel. pr. 3622,. S. esidkokobiq. sTabuw, v. to tie, tuck, pln or truss u,p:

as. ne ntama wo n 'ase.J)mu = ode ne ntama kyekyerc n'aael) , he girds his

garment about his loins. [fro sIaw & baw = bare].

asi-abert-me-nnyawa, a swift-footed per­son; tale-bearer; Sl}Y; lit. 'obosom Asi has fw'nished ?ne with SZ01tt legs'. Asi yE tete bosom hi. S~ obi kos ra. EdlJ m bi nsra mu kotietie mn ns€m a, Da ohu. S~ dom no ahu no repE no akyere no a) oguan kii SE: (Obosom) Asi , brE me nnyawa DB. matumi magual) yiye.

o-si-adalj , osiada.n, (lwuse-)builder, arcld­tecto

slade, good l'lf,ck, fmtune, success, pTD­sp&rity; lucky chase,. wafa or waDYS: s., he has had good luck, has succeeded well, has made his fortUlne, has been lucky, fortunate or prosperous.. wa­gyaa s., he has Zet his chance slip; oka s. , he succeeds in his business, is Sltccessflf,l in 1naking money by it; mekii s. a, Emma, if I labonr for mo­ney, I get none .. di s., to prosper, do prosperously. 1 Kg, 22,12. - siade. ade, gain. Provo 31, 11.

slade-b oa, a kind of hedgehog, 'If,Tchin; okame aye SE apESeej De ho agY8lJ ye ntiaa, ente SE ap. de. (If you are going to trade and meet such animals , you will be lucky).

slade-dwuma, a mtstltess to ?nake one's fort'Ume by; 6YE: s. he has a prosperons business.

siadef6, slade nipa, a lucky, p1'OSpero1ls, prospering person.. ;)YE S. = ne ho ade yeo - sIade-kwR.t.l: ne kwal) ye s., lzis 'loay is pros:peTous, Isa.48,15.

slade-scm, a good omen. 1 Kg. 20,33. O-siafo, Pl'. 'n. of a man; cf. nsiyero. aalnfo, pl. of asia. = nsa-usIa. e-sla-k6kobilj , a certain tree; cf. -esta,

eslapi. slfim, v. [Ted. sinslam] 1. to strip off,

to pull, tem' or take off with the hand at oltce, as the leaves from a twig j s. II hene no, strip the beads frout the string! - 2. to pass the hand o'ver the face or any part of the body to 1'emove any th'ing; to wipe; wobo wo aka a , wlJmtl. WQSSW a.ka no llSU no bi slam (= hoboro) wo ani sOi se wobo wo ho asu a, wade nsn a egu a\Vowa.

nsf Am

no mu bi SinSlam wo 10 de yi fI ko a aka: wo a enti wuguare asum' no 6 wo ho ; - osinslam ne ho, he washes ldmself pe'fwnctorily. - 3. perf. to be stripped, ellllptied, made void, pale J'

n' a. n i ID asiam, he is ashamed, conftts­ed, abashed,. httmiliated = n 'ani awu. Jl!lic, 3, 7, - 4. n'anom asiaID, his mouth is tflJldone, d'nll, tasteless, greasy, as if it were daubed with grease or fat. - 5. (~seka!)) an 0 aSlam, the edge (of a knife) has become ,lull or blunt = ano akuID,

nSlam, disgrace, ddshonott'r, shame, defeat,. syn. ani wu, IJ kogu; ns. baa w~ IJ fam', they we,.. p,tt to shame by defeat, the tight t'"med out badly for them.

o-slam, 1. pa1'ched and grolMtd corn = kyekyere; when mixed with pepper, salt, ground-nuts and fish, it is used as food in travelling or going to war; 'neal. Hos. 8,7 i ct. asikresiam. - 2 . gwn-powder, po-wder and shot.

o -sllim-ma, pl. a' [sliine, oba J a child or pe'rson that brings mischiefi ~yE os. = Qtaa sian e a. s. ogyigye anipa, he is a sed'ltcer, a man against whom, one In'ust be on one's gum·d.

asiamasi (asomasi), s. ~bente:g.

Asiammoa, pro n . 111" P'·. 2923. SI8.mOO, a. 1. 'Weak, feeble (from hunger,

intoxication, flogging, hard work, grief): ~kQm or nsa ama waYE s.; w~ah we no ma waYE s.; onere. adwume. a mek~YEe nti e.ne. may::. S. - awerEhow nti n'aoi ayE 5., ontumi mmue po, his eyes have become weak {,"o·}}], grief, he can scarcely open them. - 2. motionless i waYE s. gyiDa h0. - 3. softly; ~nam s. 5., he went softly. 1 Kg. 21,27.

nsiam-moaa [aboaa] the larva of a flesh­fly; maggot. p". 3670.

asHim-wone [asia-ne bone] ·mischief, eu-il, calamity. Jer. 44,23.

Sial), v . (1"ed. si nsiaIJJ to Irecoil f1'01Jt , fall back, retreat, be repulsed, to make a f1"ltitless att~m1Jt at, to attack , withoztt success. 1864 Asantefo baa Fante SE w';)beko na w~kohyiaa Akyene DO, wo· dwen se w~aDya abomflaa bi rek~kyere no j Da w~k~e no, wosiaIJ' no. Obuu

siane

me SE in konam Da enti Qrep€ me afa me aye me akocl.j Da me De no k00 guam' no, osian' me .. yedi siaIJe, we ate till we could not eat any m,ore.

sHil)', v. [red. siansiaIJ] 1. to be or become sloping,. bep~w yi siiiIJ kurol)knroIJ, this mountain descends steeply, pre­cipitously. - 2. to descend from.; 06i bep~w no so siiLIJe 01' oslli:g fii b. no so or osiitn' bep:Jw DO) he clescended from the 1nO'ltntain i munsians'iaIj I de­scend (all of you)! F. sian .. do, to descend "pon. 11fk. 1,10.

aSlannaa, a. certain food,- k~k';)te a w';) ­ayam De. wode biribi a Eye. de.w fram', na ade kye e., wodi.

n si-aualJ-mu, V. 11. compensation, ,"epara­tion, restitution, restO'yation,. substitute, equivalent i ,'ep,"esentation. - diIJ·ns., pronozl/l1, (Gram.).

asiananta-twene, (-akyene)? Pl'. 2924. slane, v. (,-ed. sinsiane] 1. to go along­

side (s. amoe., p'·. 2401), along with, side by side with; to flank. - 2_ to hold or side with, be 01' stand at the side of: efi tete o a Denaro ne Asantefo siaoee, from old limes the Ebm;na people (have) adhered to the Asantes; -to have intercO'lfll'se, c01tVersation or cOJn­'m'l(;}l/ion with, to associate with: wo oe abofra yi siane 8, ~be.kyere. wo adebone, if you associate with this boy, he will teach y01t bad tkings. - 3. to seek some one's h:urt, to brood mischief (tgainst, to seek a cause for accltsation, to wish to enftrap some one: 6siane me = ~PE me bone; w~kosinsiaDe no, they watch, 1'U"k for ldm. - 4. s . .. ho, a.) s. fasu bo, to go alO1~g the wall, whe­ther groping with the hand (s. 7)' or Dot; b) to pass by, glide on. p". 334; syn" twa b5, cf. tere bo, fere bo j c) to neglect, slight, disregard: was. mmara hO som NyaUk., they wo,.ship God contmry to the law. l lcts 18, 13. - 5_ (con tin.) to hang f,-om the side of .. afoa siane DO, esiane n'asen so, he has a sword hanging at his side} it is gh'ded about his loins i mfOa sinsiaoe w~IJ aselJ so, they are girded about with swords, have sW01'ds girded about theiff loins.

454 5i-bE

- 6. tr. to hang about, gh'd on.- mu.n­sinsH.ne mo mfOa! gird on YOU/), S'UJoTds! cf. boo - 7. ·red. to g'rope, to feel one's way. De:ut 28,29. [sa. 59,10. - 8. to proceed {,'on't (some cause or reason); s. esrane. - 9. to happen, befall. Eeel.2,14.

esifue, or es'iane, followed by SE or uti or both, stands, before an adjunct or adv. sent. of cause, for the coni. as, because (Gr. § 275,1), or for the pl'e­positional phrases.- 'in consequence of, on account of, owing to.- esrane (or eslane) ne nneyee uti Ukurofo nyinaa pE n'asem , on accoumt of his deeds all people like him.; esIane lesu :nkii­anim a okaa: Farisifo anim uti , wone no Uka, because Jesu.s 'reproved the Pharisees, they 'Were not on good terms 'With him.; esrane se (or esiane se) wo­sii WOl) bo na e.y Ee uti, Onyankop0!l D byira amma so, as they had done it in obstinacy, God's blessing toas not u,pon it,

ssione v. 'n. a thing going by one's side, th1'(~atcning'Jnischiet, impending danger, 1Jm'il, arlveutuTe,. evil OCCl£7'1'ence. 1 Kg. 6,(4.) 18 ,. event, Eccl, 2,14f.,. accident; - mu!)byirabyira me na as. bi alJ koso me, give me your blesSing that I may not incur any danger,. as. bi asiane no, he has met with an accident,

o-slfine-dillltahal),t a parallel of latitude. D.As.

us'Hine-h3, inf tbe act of passing by; b:.> 01' di ns., to pass by each other (in going to and fro); sun. ntwaboj cf ntereho.

nsF(1)ce, a·, descent. Josh. 7,5. J e1'. 48,6. nsiiine-pc-bea, a dctngerou-s place. 8sHinewD. [aslane, dim.] a sUght danger,

adventure ,fic. sls1)ka, v, to stop, keep or hold back,

cause to stay, to hinder. pr. 2922. Gen. 24,56,. to 'restrain,. re£.. to 'ref7'ain. I sa. 63,15. 64,11,. ontumi ns. , he ha,s 1to 7'ule over ... Provo 25,28.

si8.Ijka-nse, slinka-ase: ye s., to degenerate; sun. t:.> ape.

aslunslam-pul'o [sian, pur6] 1'epeatetZ

s"CUlmblvng descending a mountain j also fig,,,-at.

s'Hia/sial] , 1·ed. v . Sian . Asla nte, s. Asante. O-siapansam , the .name of a month, about

Sept. (1), Nov. (?); s. o,ram . e-sl ap i, a certain tree,. wotwa d wira a,

w~kotwitwa nR w:.>de ne nnyansin bEkYE mpanyi mfo; s. esla.

asia-purnwa, a species of esculent herb, pot-herb.

!i i-asee, Ak. 1. an anvil. - 2. a by­Dame of owo;)ad uru.

nsi-ase, anything placed uncleI' an objectj saucer.

slaw, V. [7'ed, sisiawl to be caught (by or in): to be entangled, to stick (hz,): wotow ade bi kyene a, ebia esiaw d:)t~ bi SOj ntak fira s. ne tirim, a feather sticks in his hair. pro 1576 ,. - patirt­anstaw ne aduag bi a wudi a ens'iaw = ennyina, it does 'ltot stick, S. ntebe­refua; :.>to n'aui a, enslaw, looking 1'ound, he sees nobody [efise obiara nn i ho;)]. - ak6sla w' adansef6 , it is now the tUJrn of tlte wit:nesses to make thei1' statements. - sisia w .. ha, to stick .. about: w:.>de l)bwireg as. dag no ho j w:.>de aburow asiaw pa.ta no ha.

siaw, v. to follow in a long train; sun.· wuw ; Slaw obi = di obi akyi wuu.

slaw' : ko s. = k:.> yiye, yE dE ; a.duaIJ no ko wo siaw'? do you like (m'e you &J1(joying) this meal? yiw, ck~ me slaw, yes, [ like it.

o-sill'w, pl, a-, a small cl'll.ster of ! to 8 bananas or plan tains hanging in a circle round their stalk and called a hand from their resemblance to the fingers proceeding frOID the metacarpusj cf. oduru, Obrode-duru biako mu wo;) beye Se aSlaw 5 ana 6 ann 8, obrode­slaw mu Wo;) mmetem beye ss 4~ 5, 6 anaa 8; cf, kwaduslaw. Diff. :.>saw.

8SIaW = kasiaw, cluster} bunch, slaw-sIsw, adv. by heaps, in crowds ;

woreba s., they are coming ill crowds,. cf. siaw, v.

o-si.baw, :.> brode a woasiw no to, = ute­berefua.

si·b£., a. species of (small) f elw , growing

asiM --j55 asie-de

principally on palm-trees j palm para­site; cf. mm~yaw & s186.

aSIDe, pl. kl. or n·, a species of monkey; s. karawa. p,'. 1182. 2293. 2635.

sib ea, sihere, sihew . [con. ne sibew] 1. a standing-place, station, stand, po­sition, occztpatio1t, eutploynuJnt; wode no kosi De sibea bioI he is Testored to ("e-,:nstated in) his fonne-r office. -2. a place to put or fix anything; 0 P0I] yi, miIJbii ne sibere, I do not know ,ohere I shall place this table. Cf. rubea, dabew &c. Ps. 103, 16. - 3. stnlctuTe, construction, style or mode of building.- ndag yi sibea (= dammag) yz fE 01' wo asiye) this house is fine or nicely built.

asibel~te, a- certain ganze,. s, agoru. n sihiaa, a certain bead; s. abene. sibiri, a species of plant J' ababay a rome-

rekyi we. pro 1873; a species of 1'eed. - a kind of black cloth.

sihirideqkye? p,'. 2925. ~o·sibisaba, F. Akp. a lasciviolls, expensive

(play or) gl1me; s. agom. asibuo, the frulit of a certain tree. sider(i), F. [Eng.) a shilling; pl. ns.-mba;

cf. sirig. asid i, inf. (di asi] tbe act of (mutual)

pushing, (m utual) contention; 0pp0sir flion.2 Sam. 3,8; ::marn byia me asidim',

. he (walks) acts contraTY to me. Lim. 26,21.

o·sidif6, pI, a-, adversm'y, opponent, oppose1', enemy J' cf. otamfo.

asidi-stm [as~mJ antithesis. sie, v. [secondary form of sij red. siesie,

q. v.l 1. caus. (with a preceding v. de, fa &c.) to put or stow in a place. pr. 2164. - 2. to lay up, preserve, reposit: fa. aduaIJ no kosie; wontu mmen nsie si w so, 1mtshl'001JtS al'e not deposited 011 an anthill, pr, 373. - 3. F. to keep, take cal'e of, attend to, support,' ana bodo no dze no asie wo yal'bam' na ahenamdzen mu ? wilt thou love her and keep hw in sickness and bn health? -4. to keep, jJeJtoJ'JJt a word or promise, if, di so j F, sie mmra, to keep a law; sie nsu, ahyem, to fttlfil, pmio1'Jn a vow, a covenant. - 5, to btwy, inter;

cf. kora. pT. 1614. 2237. 2928. Fanteni bi kae s€: S€ abibifo se: onipa wu na on80re a, a8sm no Dnim', Da ye.y ara ysg kasa yi na e.kyers ss obssore ampa, ~nes~ yese: wokosie no a, s, wokokora no: nil. ade a wokosie no, - gye S~ wosa.y kofa bio, na sIJ ka ho korakora, -wode no sie funu, he is bUlriecl with the corpse of his master. pro 1614. -6. to put things in oTdeT (s. ,·ed.): me ne no sie a, ~nseIJ, 'Ii I and he arrange (things), t1,,:re is no place fm' them', i. e. toe cannot agree or live peaceably together. - 7 . asie me yiye = asi me yiye, it has tlllrneci out well for ute. - 8. sie is used as a supplemental or aux. v. for the adv. bej'o-rehand, previously,' ka sie, to foretell; makt masie, I predicted it; I told of it before­hand ,. kasa sie, di sie, to arrange or settle beforehand. pT. 2885. - also for tbe prepp. fOT, against (an event); obi nnom nsu nsie ope. pr. 288,. oboaboa abiirow ano sie okombere, he gathers com against the (expecteit) time of scarcity; wonsiesie won he nsie nea cbeba no, they shall pl'epare themselves f01' (or against) the things that are to come! Gr. § 117 A4e. 243b.

e-sie, Ak, = esiw, ant-hill, asie = nea ~de biribi asie, one 1071.0

keeps something, keepeT. pro 2927.. usie, (As.?) the umdlmoorlel; abosom

mmeraIJ· asie-bere, sie-bew, a place to bury vn,

burying-place = asiei. Gen. 23,4. Jer. 7, 32.

asieber enn yaa: osi as. 01· nYE 0 s i e b ere­n yaaf6 (= odi as<m fi bi hO kokil. kyore obi, na otie oniiko no de beka kyere no), he is a tale-bearer, tell-tale, med­eller, busybody; cf. ,faknnW.bafD.

o-sie-<la, day of btu'ial. asie.de, ade (nneema) a wode sie funu, 1.

things that are bW'iecl 10ith a corpse for the use of the deceased person in the other world, as, ntama, ntrama, sika, ahene, dwinne, forowa, nsanyaa, kuruwa, nsa, taase..y (abiirobua), mpaboa ne nnipa. Cf. nsaa, - 2. expenses of (or at) a funeral.

asief 456 sika-dUi

aSl el, bUJrying-place, bUrial-place,. syn. anisiei.

Asiemiri , Asiemiri , pro 11,. of a famo us hu,nter. pT. 872. 892.

(s iesie, seesei, F. = seSE. 11ft. 3,15.9,18). siesle, ,·ed. v. sie (q. v.) j 1. to arrange,

put in order, make ready, put in "eadir ness, pTepaTe; syn. boaboa, seSEW; -aresiesie De nneEma, he is puttt'ng his things in o?'der j mas. me daIJmu, I have put my house in ordfff; ma yen­siesie YEIJ ho ansa-na yEt) wura aba, let us put olllJ'selves ion readiness before OUff master crnnes; s . .. mpa(so), to 'make the beel. - 2. s ... bo) to make provi­sion fo1'; to take pl'ecauf:ionmy or pnwentive meaSU1·es. - 3. s .. . ntam', to settle, c01upose, make peace.' wasie­sie (= wasesEw) wog ntam', he has settled (the difference) between them.

n siesie, F. peace. lJfk. 9,50; good will. Lk. 2,14; os. gki adasi-mma.

nsicsie.i , v. n. institutions, Q1'dinances. 1 Pet. 2,13; ?'egulatio-ns; adjustments; precepts. Ps. 119,4. 15; charge. Gen. 26,5; preparations, purposes. Provo 16,1; ct. nses€wee, ghyehYEe.

o-siesief6, pl. a-, F, peacemaker. l11t. 5,9, Dsiesie-h~, l)1'eparation. - nsiesie-mn,

arrangenumt, d-isposition, ?"egulaNon, i1tstlt1ttion, o1'llinance. K. § 214.216/ cf· nsisii, IJ hyehYEe.

nsi-fn-ho, info bantering, ?'aUlery; hoaxing; cf. si 45.

o-sif6, pl. a- rsi 18J one who knocks, knock .. ·. p' .. 1823.

o-sif6, pl. 8 -, or n- [nst] a d-iJ:igent, in­d-usf:rious, assiduol(.s, sedulous persoll, Cf. nsiYE.

o-siifo, pl. a- l sii] one havin.g a short leg; nea De na1J biako ware kYE!J De uaIJ biako na enti onam ue nag biako no na.nsoaa. ano.

nsi-f6ro, inf. [si, foforo]: wasi ns., s. 5i 7. [mmabawa.

JlsiJ6rof6, yOUllg people = mmeraute De Bl-gyaw, info [si, gyaw] wbSteadiness of

abode or sexual connection; single life, tt}l)ma1~,..ied state; dis., not to be in a regulm' or constant sexual connec­tion; to be sillgle; ttJ1l}nal')~ied; to live

'without a wife O'J' h:usba'1ld: odi s. De SE: :)kosi hayi nnE 11, okyena oa wa­gyaw ho akosi ha j ODYE owarefo, na oyE mpratwefo, a. s. ote ho kwa.

sigyaw-di, info being 1IIn'lllarried &c.; daa-s ., celibacy.

o-sigyafo, pl. a-, an ummarried persoll" i . e. a man, or woman who has either not be~n man'ied at all, or a man who has sent away his 'loife, or a woman who has f01'saken her husband, in general, one who is not in the state of ?'egula?' marriage. As such a state with the natives is hardly ever one of abstinence, the word rat-her inclndes thau excludes irregular iuterconrse with the other sex. p' .. 167. 2929 f·

n si-bo, (inf.) 1. = ade a esi biribi ho j

appost'tlon(Gra m.), addit£c1l-, accompanir ment &c. - 2. the additional sum required in repayment of a loan, con" sisting of 50 per cent. of the bon'owed sum or lessi ct. mf€utom', hnruw (sika). W ofEm sika biara a efi. tiri de reko yi n, SE woretua kaw a, sika no fa Da esi abote!! no ho. - F. interest, JJIt. 25,27; "",,,.y.

sika, 1. gold. P?·. 33; hy~ s., to WefJ1' a gold ?'lng. pr, 1366. - 2. money in general. pr. 29. 838. 2931-52. 3623. -sika. amapi, native, umnt'xed, pure, solid gold; s', (ru)fllturu , gold-d'llst/ s'. kUku, a pot full of gold-dust; s'. pow, a l'lfmp, ?mgget, ingot of gold. - di sika, S. di 3. 4.

asika: mekoy~ as. , I aut going to d£g and wash gold.

sika-bone, 1. bad gold, s. ntware=:. - 2. wagye no S'l he (has) fined hint un-'righteously. ---

sikn-dab~ : (dwetiri mu) s., deposit, capital, stock, flll1ld.

sika-dare. gold COilt, gold piece. sika-d e, the sweetness Of money, love of

nt01iey,. s. nti watoIJ ntoduru ama A· santefo.

(a)sikn-difo, -yH6, pl. a-, gold-mhler, gold-digger.

sikn-dun, 1. a niokname of the cacao or the chocolate /free. - 2. im/vested money, capital.

sika-adwini <\p7 Osiko

sika-adwini, goldsmith's 'Work; dis., to ,"o"k ';,n gold. p, .. 2588.

sika-adwinne, pl. -ld. Cf, thiug WTO'l('ght of gold, gold t,inket ; ebi ne: akye­kyere, okot:>, dawuru, safe, sosow n. a.

sika-dwuma, work for ,}1LOney. pro 2953. sika-dwilmf6, a WQ1·ke,. in gold, gold­

smith. asika-fe, a tax or duty taken f1"CnJ't gold­

Jiggers. sika-fimf6, pl. id. [fErn] creditor ; debtor. sikaftre, 1"UUn,g -cane; ritlting-'Whip; horse­

whip. sika-fril,,-b6, (piece of) gold-on J er.6,27. sika-futUru, Ak. F. gold-dust. - sika­

hwtf6, -oreaStwB'r. Sika-giia [Sika-gua KoB ] the Golden Stool,

the symbol of Asante nationality. It is said to be a wooden stool (partly?) covered with gold, with three sup­ports, and with several bells attached to it. According to the belief of the Asantes, it con tains the soul of their

- nation , and its loss or destruction would bring about the loss of national unity and of t heir power and welfare.

sika-gli-bea, 'lnint; nea wogu sika. sika-gilslJ [ogua~J a Stflllt of 1noney

giv &1t instead of a sheep, e. g. to a fetish-man or to the counsellors.

sika-gye, inf. the Teceipt of gold or money; cf. okasadi ; aka s., the money has yet to be received.

sika-hama, gold tlwead, sp1Vn golel. sika-hnnu, money (a fin e) taken 'llln/ustly. sika-ktse, a la1'ue alll,O'llJJtt of gold. pro

211. . gika-k6mm, a capital sum of money

placed out at interest, p"incipal ; cf komm 2; - net (tCC01fJnt.

sika-korwea, treaslt1·y. John 8,20. -sika-k6rafo, pl. ld. t-reasUTer. Rom. 16, 23.

asika-ma, inf. giving or lend£ng money. a-sika-m 6no, ready cash. pr. 767. 2939.

3292. sika-mti, f'""ii(s), stock. sika-nlI1]fo, go/dsm£th, fou!}1,der. Isa.40,19.

Jer. 10,9. o~sika-ni, 0'1" -fo, pl. a--fo, a rich, wealtlvy,

op"le"t 'lnclJ" or p,,·son. pro 1506. 2954-

60. s ika-nihere, th£rst or l'ust after gold. p,., 2961ff. 3573.

sika-pa, gooel or unmixed gold; cf, sika 2. sika-p c, info love of gold or 1noney. 0-sikapH6, 1)l. a-, a pe'rson covetous of,

or greedy about, money, lover of mo­ney. 2 Tim. 3, 2.

asika-sce, - sH, inf. lavislllness, wasteful­ness in spending or expending money j syn. adese.e , aboh wi.

sika-s~saf6, money-changer(s), banker(s). sika-sil], defective, deficient, incomplete

'money or payment. pro 2964. siks-so-hwcfo, pl. id. cashier, banker,

fJreasm'er; 0/. sikahwe.fo. sika-su, F. - nsu, (sika a woadan no se.

nSll a w6de gil nneEma hli] gold-leaf, tinsel, for gilding purposes i wode s. ayi bo nsaroaa., they have made gilt ornaments on it.

s ika-tam [0tam a woatwe sikahama de afram' a~wene a, S. wode sikahama n~ asawa asaasaa rou aIJwene] gold-bro­cades, stuff made of silk or COtt011;

and gold. sika-tal), - telJ, capital, principal, (capir

taC) stock. sika-1tre, a plate of gold,. S. da ne ko~­

mu, ram n'ani akyi, bo ne nsa i golelen plate. Lev. 8, 9.

sika~tuo, a 91(,11, inlaid 'With gold. sika-twaw, heap(s) or plen.y of gold or

money. sikawa [tUm.] (t small (tmoUll,t of golii,

little money. asika-yc, asi ka-y6, inf. gold-tligging all,d

-wash£ng, gold-mining. - sika~ytbea, - y6bea, "pl(tce for washing or dig-ging gold; gol("",ine. - (a)sika-yff6, - y6f6, pl. a-, = (a)sika-difo .

Dsikaa-nsikaa, a small beetle. si-kcse [siw kese] a large mass, heap;

p ile or boclJU of any thing j nsukyerE­ma s., avalanche.

asiko, asiko [Ga] a lascivious game; s . agoru.

o-siko, osika, a tree whose hark prepared and used like mmowa has an agree­able smell j dua bi a ne hiiam nti mmea yam ye..

Osiko, pro n. m.

nsi-k61'o 458 e-siTj

nsi ·k6roi- [nea esi ho karoJ item., article, single 8m"" separate p articular, in an account.

nsik6wa, nsu.k6wa, the smallest species of sea-fish, sold inland. p1'. 1848.

asikre [Port. azuca,., Dan. sukker, G. sukleJ sugar.

asikre-aba [su.gar-{'J'1.tits] dried intit {?'out EU/rope, e. g. plums, pears, cherries, raisins &0.

asikre-b6, sugar-candy. - aslkre-panoo, Mscuit(s). - aatkre-slw, a sugw--loaf.

asikre-si~ [su.gal'-/lom-] u;/l.eaten fiour from Europe or America. [G. sikisalJJ.

asikuma-gua [the stool of ASikuma]: di .. hi5 as., to look well after something; 8€nea Asikumafo an i ku won agua ho DO, Baa ara na onii no ani kli De de­k6 de hi) b~ hi) mm~delJ ne"!l . A sikuma, the capital of north-western Ago na or Asi-

nsikwaa = nsikowa. [kuma. o-slkyi, 1. a die, made of ivory, wood or

an adObe-nut. pl'. 3286,. a cube; - tow 5.,

to dice, play with dice ,. also to consult lots; - eye asomme!J a.s . dua a.s. adobe­aba a woseJ) no ahinanal) na wotwitwa ho: wotwa fa: abiesa, ns. wotwa Ja anag, ns. wotwa fi mfuaate (w~de akye­nem' x), ns. ~fa da b'J teta i ua w~tow gye sika ana ntraroa anaa !Jkate, a. s. wotow gye woI) ani. Nea w~agkyerew ho 110, w'Jfre no sikyi (sikyi has no 'll"1,w'k); nes. woatwa so abeam', w'JfrE no mfuaate; nea W08.tW8. so a biEsa ne anaJ), wofre no korosii. ne korosa-anaJ). - Phr. eb sikyi 00, do mfuaate 00 ,

('whether the die faUs sikyi 01' mfuaate'), come what may! cf. esi baabi 8., asi. - 2. a pla!Jthing (amulet?) made of the adobe-out, hung round the neck of children , esp. when teething.

asikyi-asikyi [osikyi]: twitwa .. as., to cut into 1a?1Je (cubical) pieces (said of food).

sikyid6q = sukud6q. sim' [si (kwag) mu] to set oul, start ou

a journeYi sim' ko, to depart; sim' ute:ro ko, set off qzdckly.' wunsim ' utero a, wunn u n tem, if !JOU do not set out in time, you, will not ar-rive in time,. ahernadakye na ooisiim' wo

lJkral) . ea'rly in the mO'J"1tmg I set Oltt from Accra; s. si 31.

n sim', ns~·mu, inf. I. 'what -is given into the bargain when a large quantity of any thing is bought ; besides n s i 00\ an otaso, Ak. I)l)USO (q.v .), is given; cf. !)kwanyl. - 2. the stwnp of a tree. Job 14, 8.

slmma [si-g balt minute = miniti j aka s. dunnum na d-ol)kor o ab-o, it is (t

quader to one/ d~gkoro apa ho s. du, it is ten -minutes past one; dOIJkoro a.pa ho s. dunnum, it is a qu.arter past one. - simma'siIj,r second.

nsimma-nsimma, pl. of siroma [sil) ba] : uoua ns ., sJ1tall pieces of wood. -w~ka as£m no ne-nsimma-nsimma mu, they TeZate the story in portions or sections / cf. mmobom' 2.

osimasi, F. = asiamasi. O-Slm 'paw, a cer tain cottm cloth made

in Europe. Simpa-pallyil) [the man 1.oho is ?"esponsir

Ole for the boats] : woye me S., gO'Zt exact something impossible f'rom m e, '!JOlt clemancl what io$ out of my power, you, ovm·task me,. you make a fool of me. [Simp> = Winn ebab].

simpf, sfm.ptnf, Ak. = sump!, syn. Ese. simp5wa, F . a 'Weight of gold-du_st, equal

to thnepellce; cf p~wa. simp5wa-dua, a tamarind. o-si·wu, pl. n-, I. a pilla?" = odurn ; cf.

nsim'. - 2 . fig. = otitiriw. e-suJ, pl. asinasiU, I. remaining piece

or part of auy thing, fragm ent or -remnant of a whole, stump,. duasil) (euye. dua·mu no, na Eye ne siD); sig is not used of broken vessels (gyuase, I)kol"8., nkuruwa, of whioh gow, fa; or f er e is used, except of the scattered pieces: woa.b ::> no asiIJasiIJ i n'asll)asig gu h~; OPO!) no naU a ebui no , ne sig ni) i but i t is said of other things ) e. g. hamasil)) and of fluids in a vessel: usa yE tumpa..:g rna na wuh wie so bi a , uti aka sil) ; IJ go a mehyee: no rna kosii ho no so at~ sin , the oil ')1,0

longer flUs the vessel as it did when Il}laced it there i - osekansig y e: osekal) a n 'ano yE sil) ; cf. dunsil) , nnyaosiIJ;

asiu

basifl, hwensil), akonsiIJ, nansiu, anosiIJ, asosil) j ~ min- siIJ ; - aS€ID no siIJ U ko ni, thu is only the half of the case or '1Jwttfn",. - sika no, ~maii me asig­asin l he paid Ilte the money by itnstal­~nents (and has not yet paid all). -(twi)twa .. asi~as i ~, 10 Cltt (in)to pieces. Ex. 29,17,' tetew .. as. , to teaT (in)to pieces. - 2. fathom, a measure of two yards or six feet of cloth , when bought from the European merchant, but of five feet only among the natives ; ntamasi .!J; mat~ ntama-sig asia, Ilutve bongM tlvree ya,-ds of cloth. - 3. sin 3nim, the front line of an a'rmy where a sharp fight is going on & a number of soldiers have already fallen ; - a place tohe. ... e a serious acci(lent has happened.

asil) [G. asiIJ, Ger. Essig] = mflnigyer, vinegar. Frov. 25,20.

sina, v. [red. stnaslna] to perf 01'ate, pierce; to tMead (a needle); to string, to file

- on a string (nam, I)waw, nhene, meat, snails, bea,ls &c.). p' .. 443. 2881. 2899.

o·si-n~, inf. s. b~ 108. s'ina.mmt l) = SenamEI). sinapi -aba, -fua, 11Lustard, m!usturd seed.

Mt. 13, 31. Lk. 17, 6. asil]-asil] , pl. of (e)s i~. 1 Kg. 18,23. singere(g) [Eng.] shingle(s); bo .. so s.,

to shingle. sig-k6ro, a certain Ezwopean cloth; s.

ntama. [G. ogbale]. sinseIJ , 1. Ted. v. sel), to cut, carve; to

cut off, peel (yam i a fruit, e. g. a pine­apple, by cutting away its rind by small pieces) j cf. wae, huan. - 2. to grow her/rd, stiff &:c.; ne naIJ as., he is lame (in his feet). 2 Bam. 4, 4. -3 . o-sinseIJ, inf. crmnp, conmtlsicns.

sins'iam, red, v. siam. sinsiaIJ1 ,'ed. v. sial). sinsiane, ,'ed. v., s. siane, 4-6 & boto­

hubuw. asi-p c·ntama [siw a EpE nt.] a small

ant-hill. p' .. 2965. asi-pim, a large chair. osi-pere nnu, colon(:) . sipiripii, sisirii, sirisiripii, SlSlrlPU , PlSl­

ripii , a. dizzy, giddy, confused; d-ull,

S18i

tOl]Jid, insensible; - 'It . dizziness, dztllr ness &c.; trembling; fea1fulness, terror. Isa. 21,4. - me hO: ayE me S., me honam te se. ahollho:g, biribi bo me a, mente, I am stzunned, petrified, a'We­st·ruck, horror-stricken_, I shudder, I have become insensible, apathetic,. cf. a w~se, a yise.

sipiripii-yc, inf. dullness, heavin.ess, gloom, sadness; apathy.

e-su'e, a species of sea-fish, caught fre­quently in the month of August oyaka.

sireIj, s. sirilJ. siri, a certain chann, amulet: siri, v. Ky. = siw; siri nsno no ano =

siw or waw nsu no ano, dO/rn the water up (in or out), obstntct the flow of Ihe wale,-!

sirikyl [Eng.] silk; cf. sedaa. siril] , better: siren [Eng.] a shilling. F.

sideri. sirisiripii , s. sipiripii. osi-sal) , semicolon. s isasisaw, ,'ed. v. to approach, drazo

near hesitatingly or reluctantly; E. s. se obi reba wo :gkyeU na ontumi mma.

sise, sis~ better : sese, su,bsistence. sise, reel. v. se, to say 1'epeatedly, talk

1mtch of; mate se wosisesise SE wabe.kn baabi.

nsise, inf. talk, sayings,. 1'WJlWUI1', report. 1'r. 1600 f.

asi-scm [ase.m a wosi w so] a 'talk' (topic) or matter to be concealed from general knowledge, to be kept seC1'et, a secret; Eny€ as. , as. biara nni yED som mu.

sisi,1'ed, v. si: 1. s. si, 1.2 &ic.; nno­maa bebree slsi dua no so; k~k~sakyi

s. siimana so, pro 1680, the 1J2tltm'e often perches on the dlllng-hill. - 2. sisi atwe, s. atwe. pro 2968, - 3. to cheat, deceive, impose zt-pon. pro 12. 139.154. 767. 2238; ct. gyigye, daadaa. - 4 . Ph". otutu m'ano sisi, s. ana.

asisi, inf.: yE. as" to be wont to butt. pro 1060. Ex. 21,29; to cheat.

n SlSt, Dsisi, info the act of cheating &ic., deceit, il1tpostZt-1'e.

sisi, pl. id. [& a·] a beaJ'; other names: sisi(e)-kwabrafo, oStsire, osisimo, ~to-

sisi 460 slw

atWE.ree. - alsi-bere, she-bear. - SI S1-

usoromn, the constellation, of the Bear. Job 38,32.

5isi [can. ne aisi] the lower paTt of the back, from one thigh-bone to the oth er . Pl'. 2966f.; syn. pa, pam', pim '; cf. akyi. - Ph1'. so me sisl, SU1Jp01·t me, help me to pay a debt! - slsi-akYl, backside.

s isia, pl. ld. the 1'u,mp, end of the back­bone of an animal , with t he adjacent par ts; the loins. Lev. 3, 4.

o -s is in, bower, a1'bow'; a shelter i11. a thicket of trees and sh:r:ubs. P1'. 1852; o d~to bi a aye SE odaI) a mm6a da ase; meko or mehYEIJ s, ase. - o-sisiam', in the dense and dark bush; ababaIJ mu a Eho ayE odoto Da eho ayE. sum no,

sis1aw, 1·ed. v., s. slaw; - uh\vireu sislaw woU rou biara koko so, all of them wea1' flowers 011. the bosom [lit. flowers stick oJ/ .. ); wode nnamram as. apakaIJ no bo; cf. dam ram.

asist-de [ade a wonam Dsisi so anya] a thing or things acquired by cheating or deceit, 2mlawful property.

as isi-dllrU [aduru] medicine to oure pains or disease in the lower part of the back. pr. 367.

sis ie, Ak. = sisi, a bea1'. O-SiSlf6, pl. U-, cheat, deceiver, imposto?','

syn. odaadaafo, ogyigyefo. nsisH, a1'1'angement, inst:ittltion; cf. uhye­

hyee, nsiesiei. nsisi-hO-ndum [a dum a esisi bo) = uta­

boo-adurn, boards (of the Israelites' tabernacle). Ex. 39,33.

nsisi-mu, 1. the calyx of th.e /lower (of a pomegranate-tree). Ex. 25, 31. - 2 . setting (of jewels). Ex. 28,20. - Dsisi­mu-ndum, pillars at the entrances of the Israelites' tabernacle and its court. Ex. 39, 33. 40, 18.

o-siaimo, oSlsire, s. sisi, bear. nsisirapc = mpieUl)o. slsirii , a. tasteless, from want of salt &

pepper; syn. w60. - u,1f1Jnb, torpid, dull,. me naD Ye me s. te SE annnse akita me, JIly foot is benumbed as if it were asleep; cf. sipiripii.

sls1ripii, s, aipiripii.

Sisiriku, p1·. n. of a strong man = ohOodeDfo. pr. 2969.

o-sisiriw, osisiriw, pl. a-, a certain b'ee bearing red flowers i tulip-tree? pro 3624 ; ebere koo a, na wodua abu.ro j wonoa ebo hono nom Se ayamkaw­aduru j wode ye afa a wode tono.

as ist-aim , pl. n-, a deceitful matter or act; deceit.. er1'OT. Isa. 32, 6; feigned ·w01·ds. 2 Pet. 2, 3.

sisi-s6, im,f. (so sisil assistance, S1('PP07t, help; cf sisi, oboa.

Dsis i-s6 : (okanea) ns., chimney of a lamp. sisiw, F. sisu, 1"ed. v., s. siw. sisi-yar e, - yare, lu;n~bago, pain in the

loins and small of the back; cf. emu­yare, samee, OSel)mll.

siso, a species of (small) fern = sibe, q. v. Dsi-so, v. n. 1. 'repeated pOU1~iJ(,g in of

liquor, s. si 43 e. - 2. the comple­ment of a verb. G'J'am ...

nsiso: (okanea) ns., chimney of a lamp . nsiso-nfu] , a foot standing upon its axle.

1 Kg. 7,30. n sii-tB:, a persO'n wHh abno'rmal legs,

so tbat in walking only his t oes, not his heels, touch the ground; onipa a on am ne nan abiel) ana; cf. sll, osiifo.

8S'itiw = asotiw, deafness; y i .. as., t'o give one a private hint, to warn, acqu.aint 'With, m.ake h:1l0Wn; yi me as., give me notice (of it)! woayi me wo ho as., I have be&Jt info1'1netl concer'}/,­hzg you,. 1 C01·. 1, 11. Cf. nam, v. 4: i aso 15, hwrti, v,

o-s itHo, pl. a-, (t, deaf person. - o· sitiyifo, pl. n-, 20a1'Jter, inf01wler.

slw, v. [1·ed. sisiw), Ak. si; 1. to pO'u1ld, stamp, brUise, beat, On-ash; w6siw ko­kote de yE dokono; 6siw aburow = ode aburow gu woadururo' na ode wo­mma wow (de yE. amoagyanewa). - 2. to stop,. to be stopped. pr. 2985." os; w o'aso, he stops his ears. 11cts 7.57 .. owu si(w) aso, death stops the ears, i. e. oue will 1Wt believe tllat the sick person can die (always hoping for his recovery); n'aso asiw, his ears are stoppe(Z, 1. e. lie is disobedient, s. aso. - siw kW3I), to obstruct one's way, to ba1', barricade, block or shut I('P

e-siw -461 so

the way, to stop, check; to give a check to ; to put a stop to (cf. sii.kwa~) ;

to pnment, obviate; to hinder, impede; to 1'esist, oppose, withstand ; to p1'ohi­bit ,' oSlw me kwaIJ sa mennya adwuma or osiw me adwumaya ho kwal) , he hinders me f1'om working. - s i w a n 0 , a) = s iw kwal) , to 'Withstand, "esist, Deb. 12,4, ,fie. [G. Isii na); b) to shul up, close, seal: wasiw kotoku no ana, he has sealed 'u.p the bag, ­s i w so, to conceal, to hide or keep f1'om, keep close or secret, hush 'ltp. 1 Sa1Jt . 3, 17, 18, Ac~s 20, 20; nsi w me nea waka no biara so, do not conceal fo'om me anything of what he has said! - osiw ne ho so, a) he disgztises him­self. 1 Sam. 28,8; b) he S"PP,'esses his eJ1zotion = 0hya ne ho so, - emu s i w, it is hidden front , it is not clear, ~tni;nteUigible, obsczflre to: emn siw me kakra = emu ntew me yiye, it is not

""qltite intell'igible to me. - 3. to stand - in the way, to hi1tder: edeIJ nti na

esiw fam ' = agye asase no akEut€l) so, ~ohy does it C'ltmbe'r the ground? (Lk, 13, 7), = Emma ennya biribi afifi-ye, - siw sUm, to stand in one's light: me wura, t afarakYE, woasiw me sum! - siw awia, to stand Un the SUI/I,:

nsiw me . wial (Diog. to Alex.) - 4 . to let grow (c(. si 24, to let hang down); osiw ne :ghwi, De t i, osiw atimum' = 0mB: ne t i :ghwi fuw war e, he lets his hair grow long, wears long hair, a sign of mourning. p,". 1445. - siw bogyesE, to let the beard grow. - 5. siw ntenne, to suppress or hold back the voice of complaint. PI'. 335.

e-siw, A.k, sie, ant-hill, tb e conical s trnc­t ure of t he white ants, made of a red­dish clay and from 8 to 12 feet h igh. Pl'. 371. 373. 2926. 2970f.

asiwa, 1. = siyere; si .. as, = si siyer e. - 2. (Aky.) a certain game j cf. agoru,

s iwabiri, sowa: padede (= Gual): palele), an herb or g1'asS with fibrous stalks, very f requent at the sides of t he foot­paths in the bush j perh, a species of Rhea, China-grass, Boemeria puya? - flax. I sa. 19,9.

siwadolln6, Akw.: 'JYE asem no mu S., he is not honest in the matter = otwa mu I)kontompo.

nsiw-ano, F , = ntuaano. osi.wU~i , pause, stop i tUZlstop. asi-ye : odan no sibea wO asiye, that

ho'Use is built in a good place; ct, sibea, bo 108.

nsI·yt, inf. [ya Dsi] dil-igmce, ind'll,stry, close application to one's business. -nSly£f6, pl, id. = osHo j pl. men of activity. Gen. 47, 6.

s'iyer e, pl. a· leon. ne siyer e] a womcult demanded (in early childh ood) in mar­riage; a betrothed 'Woman, fiancee, bride, Lk. 2, 5~ sylt. asiwa, - si .. siy., s. si 42.

so, v. [1'ed. sos~] 1. to d1'OP, drip, trickle, distil, fall or discharge itself in ifrops; DSU (nsa, 1)1)0) s~ fam' j t r . to pOUR' or let fall in d,'ops. Deut. 32,2. 33,28. Ps. 65, 12. 13. Provo 3,20. 5,3. - 2. to light, kindle, inflame (~kanea, ogya, a c(mdle, a fire). p". 185. 336 f,. maso gya = makoyi nnyansrama W0 obi gyam' makogn me dem '; yeaso nnyansil) ano, we have kindled two logs of wood opposite each other; in t r. to catch (fi,,'e), to be ki?ztlled, to blaze, flame, to fla"e "P; ogya no as~, the 'Wood has caught fire, the fire blazes; hence: - 3. afahya DO

aS~j the festival is celebTated with gaiety, has 1'eached its pitch; n'ayEforo· hyia S0e dodo; agoru no soe, the play 'was me}~ry <tc., grand; agol'u DO ns~,

the game is not meJ~rYJ joyous, gleeful, pleasant. pro 1216 f. - 4 . to be tough, clammy, sticky: me furuu so (huaa), my dmnpling (of pounded yarn or plan­tains) is tough. - 5. to apply, exa­mine, taste, try, exercise: S0 ., aduru, to apply or give medicine; 686 ne tuo (wo) dua no m u, he Pries his gmt at that tree; espec. with hwe: s ~ ,. hWE, Gr. § 11 0. 220 , 1 ; meso .dua~ (nsa, taa) no mahwE, I am tasting the food (liqU01', tobacco), cf, ka ., hwe; mes~ me ho mahwc se me hO: ya de!) ana, I shall ~ry whether I am strong (enou.gh to?' it); ~s~ ne nsa, he exer­cises his hand (in shooting, throwing

so 462 55

stones). - 6. so dade m u , to weld iron. - 7. so .. ano (cf. 1) to seal, orig. by dropping sealing- wax on some­thing; mede dagere roeso uboma ano. P,'. 2978. John 6, 27. Rev. 5, 1,. - 8. so .. ani, to satisfy or gratify the eyes of, to please, to content; to be accept­able fin the eyes of; biribiara nso difudepefo ani , nothing satis(ws the discontented,. ani a e,nSl) ade, discon­tent(eifness); os:) m'ani , I am well pleas­ed in him. iliat. 3,17. 12, 18. - 9. n'ani So me, he respects, esteems, lwn01(l]"s me; wo ani so wo ho, yon ate pleased 'w,ith YOllirself, are self­satisfied; n'ani akoso ne ho atra so, he is supercilious, overweening, 1;nsO­lent, lJreSmnptuolts, loose. - 10. so, F. to elld""e. 11ft. 24, 13. - 11. so (pl. sos:) obi kwalJ = hyia obi kwaI), to meet SOJ1te one on the way.

sa, v. Ak. 1. to drop &;c., s. before. -2; =. s~w.

so, v. [red. suso] to seize, catch, take (lay) hold of or on, lay hands on; so me nsa, take hold of my hand! pT. 338,. munso no rou I lay hold on him! pro 2972. - so PO!) no mll , take hold of the table! so lJkrantem' , to put one's hand to the sword.,· Ed~m nnya mmas no, yesoo yEl} akode mll, be­fore the enemy approached, we took lip anus j cf. kyere, kita. - PItT. so .. m u, to give or lend a (helpl:ng) hand: hera Mso me rou, come and help or assist me! Gr, § 214.1 b; mi­som' a, ens6, 'When I t1Y to go on. 'With it, it will not (or 1to more) do) I tJry it in vain )' cf. b ~ 54: meb~ so a, Emm~, - so m u, so a n 0, to st·op, check, stay (a thing); to give a check, put a stop (to a thing); to withstand. - 6s6 ne nsa mu, he holds 1fJP his hand. Ex. 17,11,0 80 n'asem mu, to seize on his 'Words (with a hostile intention}j F . to lay hold of his 'worrZ, receive his word ; - so mll) to appropriate to oneself; to confess. K. ,18 nk. 9, II.

s<), v. con tin. ('red. sos9J 1. to be carrying on the head, to wear,o cf. soa; {)SQ adesoR, Ite ca·,.,.ies (, load. p". 26. 46. 64. 2755.

2973-77. -3s9 kYEW, he'UJears a hat, p1" 3262. - 89 bosom, s. nnder soa. - 2. Phrases: os9 ne ho, he is his oun'!. master, he is independent )· 3s9 ne ti, he is 10aywal'il, 'lUilfU,l, sbul;bo1'11.) ob­stinate, t{lJlIN('Zy, without ?'est-raint, Ezek. 16,30,. 389 as€m no nyinaa ti, he is the principal person (head, chief, leader) in the matte:r,. meso as€m menam, I a1n s&nt on an errand ,. os9 no nam, he carries him about,. meso amannehunu men am , I walkabout in great affliction. - 3. Ph?'. ~so no sora, he ca?'J'ies him up or Mout, 1. e. abuses hhn with words,. wos9 no boo, they speak in­dignantly of him,. - 4. red. S98~, to arise, get up.

s<,>, Ak. = sow & S9W. sg, F. = sow (aba). 11fk. 4,7 f. so, v. rred, soso] lao to 1'each, a1'1'ive at.

P?'. 529 j En se) fam ', soon nothing will be left of it; 6s~ Ab., he goes as far as Ab. j koso, to go as faT as: mere­k~so A bid W maba, I will go as far as Ab. and then come back,. mokosoo he na mosa!) bae ? how fa?' did you. go before you turned back? pr. 403 j nea yenim k3S0) as fa?' as we know,o nea nnipa te koso nyinaa wo 8sase so, as far as there m'e men, d'welling on th e earth; de k3S0 SE, as fa')' as, i'lta.sm1f.ch as. K, ~~ 152, - rna e:nso ha ara, l,et the matter rest here, do not go any farther,­e:no an so ho ara, it did '/lot stop there, that was not enouoh. - F. mber no aso = Ebere no adu, the time is fz(,l­filled. - l b. to attain to. Pro'v.2,19. - so .. so, to overtake. Am. 9,10. -De nsa an so n'atirim pow so, he coulcT 'not ca1"'Y out his intention, - z.. to sl('ffice, be sufficient or enough: e.renso YEne mo, it toill 110t be sufficient for both 'Us and yon, pro 2489;' ebEso, it will be suffiCient, it will do j yEyE asa­fa a ye.nso okan , we a1'e few bt Jl,mJl.­bel'. Gen. 34,30. - cf. d~, d5so; so ano, to be S1(,fflcient,o syn. du ano, K. ~~ 232. - 3. to be able (f01) mesO rue satuJ

I am able to go to war without the help of another;, mersnso kaw nom ' = ekaw no d6so sel} ss roedu ano, I can-

not a/fonZ, or. it is out of my power, to take Itp01t 'myself, or to pay, this debt. - 4. to be fit for, as6 di, H, YE, 'it is fit to be eaten, spoken, done. pr.2979; so aware (aDO), to be fit to marry, be marriageable (1 Oar. 7,36); aso se w<>bebu bO: ntE!} . it is 'ripe {01" Judgment. K. § 257. - 5. contino [red. 5086., Gr. § 103] to be big, lm·ge, great, much. pT. 2242,. :.lSO kokuroo, kakraa or kEse, he is very large; - dan mu ho DSQ mma wO'!h tlte /lou,se is not large eno"gh for all of them. - 6. De Dne so, he has a . loud voice,. ne nne a50 , he has attained a manly voice (at bis entering into the state of puber­ty); De Dne DSO, his voice is not lou.d enough. - -7. so bo, F. (Akp.) to be precious, of OJ"eat value; '050 m bo kEse, it is of great price. Mt. 10,31. 26,7. 1Jfk. 14,3; (Akp.) ESO bo (kEse), it is (very) valztable. - 8. so dae, to d1"ea1lt,. pl. 5050 ad ••. pr. 703. Gen. 40,5. 41,1. -

- 9. ebEso me ne wo antm, I shall 1naster y01t; Se yeyera kwaIJ a, abesa me ne wo anim, if we lose the way, we are 1JlJtdone.

£-s:J, a shark i cf. fUrefUre. [G. ogboolele J. p' .. 1166. [0-) a fox .

~-s5 = kokob6; also a bush-cat. - F. (pl. "a-s6, lnf. the soldering. Isa. 41,7. 0-s6, a fin,e, handsome person or thing,.

flye 05 0 = 'Jye. 'Jho'JfEfo, he is gay,. eyE. 050 = EyE fE, that is fine! a favOtt1'l"te expressian.

so, F . aso, interrog. particle at the head of an interrogative sentence. Gr. § 142. F. j/l[t. 26,40.

c·s6, Ak. 500 [cf. osoro & Gr. § 118-120] 1. the 1Ipper part or sU1face of. - 2. the 'ltpper parts, the space above, and what is in it. - 3. on, U(1) , Up01/', over, above, 'ltpward, on high,. of time : in, at, during i of other relations: on, at, concerning, ilt, f"om, with i - 'Jse­kaO ds. pOl) no so; ogyina n'ahobow­anD hwe ab'Jntel) no so; ctwene Dni aboote9 00 so. p'., 40.373. 592.883.1427. 1680. 2427. 2708. 3025; - cf. d we~ so, hWE so, ma. so, SE so &c.; 'Jkwal) yi so nye, this 1"oarl (way) is 1Wt good;

as6

ne nua so an igyina, a longing after his brother; abemma!) no kEse bEYe. SE Asante kase so mpEl) du, that &mpire is about tett times the size of Asante; 'Jhene no bere so, in the time of that king; W'Jl) dodow so, accordi:ltg to their 1l!umber i aberal)' -so, violently, 'JpE.-SO, Willingly, &c., if. Gr. § 129, 1. 131, 3.4; ESO paE, aso al)kasa, ESO ara, in the very act;Eso ade, consequence,- - otuu kW3IJ k'J'J asase hi so akyirikyiri, he 'loent away (in)to a distant co,,,,t,-y. Lk. 15,13. Acts 7,3. (pr.1345). - 4. P,,,.. ESO

nni, there is nothing above it, it is inco-mp, arable, 'lmparalleled, excellent; - ne so kwasea nni baabi, he 'is the greatest fool on em'th,. 'Jye ne so ne De de (01· n ' ad wum.), he is fit for his situation or 'loork. - Cf. aso 14,

80, t80, F. = nso, also, besides, n'so, adv., COl1j. [Gr. § 134,3b. 140] also,

too, likewise,. besides,. but, yet, hOtvever, moreover,. nn'J wo Y'JIjkonom I)ko, na d~ wo atamfo nso, love not only Y01tT f1iends, but YOUlr enemies also,. ~d£:g­kYEm da nsum', 'Jmampam nso da wu­ram') the crocod'ile lives in the water, but the gucma lives in the wood. pr. 622.628.869.1848.1924.2287. Of. nsoso, pro 522, Danso, p' .. 12. 506. 512 &c.

e-s6, blame, reproach,. culpability; guilt; - obua no so, he reproaches or up­bl'aids him " cf. asohua; aso da no so = aSemmone da no so; sy1t. ef'J da no so, odi f'Jj - odi so, he is blamable, culpable, deserves blmne or cenS1tre,. odi mogya ho so, he is Cl,lpable of the shedding of blood (by omitting what be ought to have done to avoid or prevent it); cf. odi mogya ho fa, he is guilty of blood, by a d •• d committed; - w'Jde so yi too no, they b"ought this 1'eproach or accusation against him; wato no so, he has falsely blamed him, declared him Cl,llJable. pro 1710; (in blind-man's-buff :) he has seized the wrong person,. Cf. asobu3, asoto.

as5, (pl. id.) the ear; auricle [con. n'aso}; aso .bieB, two ears. pro 1312f. 2980-89. - paane aso = p. aniwa or hwene, the eye of a needle,- ~kwal) aso, the

asO 464 soa

edge of the path. pr. 1893; ot"o aso (or asom'), the pan of a flint-lock,- awo­wa aso or aso ana, the edge or 1im of a brass pan. - a s 0 m' = asCi mu, the cavity or inner part of the ear; m'agya asem da m'asom', I am mind­ful of my father'S word. - PltTasesc 1. n' as o ya de!). he is disobedient )· u' aso anyin, apew, q,sen. asiw, awu, id.; n'aso a sorow, id. = waye ne he Be ~so'Jdenfo) wDka asem kyere no a, 'Jute, na ote wo n'aso akyi (or n'ani akyi), ua 'Jute w'.) n 'asom'; - asem no to n'asom" he understands the mcdter. -2. n'aso n n i so he gives 110 heed to it, ct. asQ·bi·anna-soj u'aso gu so, he Zistens. - 3 . n'asom' nni agua, lit. there is no seat in his ear, i. e. he soon forgets 'What he is tola. - 4., n ' asom' ad W 0, he has peace, rest, tranquillity, is 'Z[,ndisflwrbed,. wo a90m' dwo a, enna wo h5 atu WOj Ma!) kata ama ye.!) asom'

- ad-wo-ye.u na ye.n hO: atn ye.IJ i n'asom' nl)'VO no , he is not at rest, he is dis­tressed or ,Uscurbed, e. g. by a bad consciencej syn. ne ho lJ!)'ivo no, - 5. ohuw n 'ade no asom' = ob!) n'ade no. - 6. ~kyea n'aso , he bffl~ds his ear, i. e. perverts judgment. - 7. 0 p r a n'aso akyi) he will hear nothi:ttg of it, does not at all ca're about 'what is said to hbn: ase.m a. meka. mekyere.r:: no DO , ~prapraa n'aso akyi (de guu so) na osiim' k~e i wobo WO!) dil) haabi a, na wopra. wOlJ aso akyi, their name was mentioned werywhere, (but) only with terror. - e.naro n'aso akyi, it 'makes no impressicn on kim, he takes no notice of it; Pgu WOl) aeo akyi kW3, it makes no impression on them. - 8. okoserr::r:: n'a90 kotee = ~tee no aban­sose.w, he has it by hearsay, - 9. ~eere.l) n'aso, he lJricks 'ltP his eaTS, listens to a distan.t soul)ul. - 10. wotu no aso, they persuade, vndu.ce, i'nveigZe, se&uce kim, p1'evail on him, 'win hint over, get him to do anything good or bad; F. ye.botu n'aso a~oma,

we will persztade him" 11ft. 28,14. -11. wotwe no a90, they ,h'aw him by the ea?', i. e. he is punished. - 12.

owe.IJ n'aso, he wakens his em", i. e. he is attentive, pays close attention" - 13, oy £ aso, he gives ea,,", lends an ear, pays attention (to), listens,. mony£ aso! = muntie! hearken! attention! give heed! -~yE n'aso d£mm or komm, hel'istens attentively. - 14, ode yE n' as o so ad e 01" as r:: m, he takes the hint, takes warnvng, bears that in mind, lets it be a warning to him, is mindful of it,- omfa n'ye. n'aso so asr::ID, he does not care about it" - IS, 6y e. no aso = oyi no asiti w, he gives him a private hint. - 16. oyi n'aso, he withd,,'aws his ear, 1. e, he is ea1"eZess, heedless, 1.I11l­

C01Z,Cffl"Jwd; _ secure,. nnipa a woayi wol) aso te ase yi, w~mfra koraa, these men, living so ca1'elessly, or passing theil' life in, OVffl"-confident secztIJ'iby, a,,"e woTthless people, good for ?totking fellows. (D. As.). - 17. Wo as<m a wokae yi nni aso, tkis lOord of yowrs has (deserves) 1W ea1", i. e, attentum, i. e. what you. say is not worth hea:ring, is not acceptable, ca?lJ1wt be true, is a foolish 'word, is abs'l{:r«, 1wnsense. -18, okelJkaIJ guu rna!) no asorn' , 7w read (it) in the audience of th.e Eeople. Ex. 24,7.

nsa, 1. ashes. P,,", 3364,. oda DSO rou, he lies or sleeps in ashes, i. e. he is very poor,. t~ nso, to "'educe to ashes,. wobyew DO ma. otoo nso, he was burrlr ed to ashes, - 09i ne bwene ano nso (e, g. ss obr::ko), he is determined, ,,"esolv­ed (to go). - 2. a, nso & nsonso, ashy, ashy-colow'ed, ~ohilish gray.

saa, adv. late .. aIJwummere so~) anad wo­fa soo, late in the evening,. cf. forum,

soo: ye. 500 , to hiss. 1 Kg, 9,8. saa saa, a, fat. Isa, 30,23,' ne n kwalJ an i

yr:: soo S~O, nam no ho yr:: 500 s~o. saa, better: sowa., a weight of gold =

1Y2 ilolla1'S or a.ckies, 6s. 9d. 608, tJ. [red. soasoaJ 1. to take ttp, espec.

ttpon one's head, in order to carry i to ufIJ'ry any load, a man in a travel­ling-basket &c. p". 408. 2434. 2990-93. 3226f.; to bea?' up. Gen.. 7,17)' cf. ma ~o j to put on 01' wear a ha.t. por, 589, 3263. - of so i soa (oben e) abeoky&w,

0 -50 6

to croton (a king); to give to can'y, to load (something) 'u.pon, to bn,.den (oDe with). p' .. 424 ; to give a lift. p' .. 3075 a . - de .. 803, to put upon the head (or kltee) . p T. 756. [3262]. - wabu­bu kaw asoa no , he has b1'ought a large a 'lJtOUl1lt of debts 'upon him by fi ning him . - soa :Jbosoro , to carry a fetish ; w:.>rebe:soa obosom a, w:.>de ntama kyekyere no ho b'J kahiri to nea ::>be:soa DO atifi na wode bosom no ato so na wl)ab'J da wuru ato d wo rn ak a: akyene SE 'Jbosom DO behIm anaj s. abosonsoa & OhosoDsoafo . - soa fun u, to carry a corpse, s. afuDsoa. pro 1408. - soa .. hamankaa, to ca'r17/ (some one) in a hammock. - soa I) boma no boa ho = t ase ~:gh. no gugu b'J, heap up, acclt1m.llate those books! - soa .. k:.>, to carry off or away: Asantefo abesoa kiiromhofo nyinaa k'J. - wasoa t a m, he wears a considerable pa'}"t of his cloth on his left shoulder. - 2. to 1'ise or

- SUJell, to fonn an elevation or swell­ing, to be swelling or swollen: n'ani ho asoa = n'ani ho aboIJ 01' abobJ atape; n'anim asoa = biribi abJ DO

na n'anim aboy a. s. ~yare bi repE apue w~ n'anim ; De Dsa ho asoa i ne bonam baabi asoa = ama so kakra. se!) ykae, te SE at ape. - 3. to bec01ne hattghty, assmning, a1Togallt: onipa yi , wasoa pii = wasoa DsoaJoro, waye ahanta!J ; obiara soa De k~IJ, s. €k~IJ. - 4 . to become floulrishing, to 'in­crease and enlaTge, to tlwive, fiowish: kurow no asoa = w'Jad'J na w'Jap'Jw j cf. si so, fefEw. - 5 . :Smfa nse mfa nsoa, I am ready to fight him.

~-soa , inf. 1. a taking np, a car'J'ying (J11t. 23, <1). - 2. a b",Jl.p or swelling on the bocly; ct, soa 2, nsoae, nsoa­soae, atape. Lev. 13,2.10.

soa, v. (red. soasoa J: s. m u, to hook in, to fasten with a hook, to hitch, become entangled or caught, catch or fasten as by a book ; syn. toa mu j - ·soa mu, to be entctngled, caught .:tc. - UIJ,vom no, EW'J nea obiaokOfo to, na ew~ nea w~y nyinaa k!l soam', there are hymns for a single voice as well as for a chait'. Tshl·E ngl. D iet,

nsoa-sl

asoa, asowa, F . = aso. JJllt. 10, 27. 26,51. l11k. 7,33.

n soaa, nSJwa, As . the pegs by means of which the skin of the atumpag drum is fastened .

soaba, pl. no, F. hut, tabernacle. nsoae = ~soa, nsoasoae. saa-ta, s~afa·koro, better : sJwa-f'it &c., a

weight of gold, the half of SJwa, a-soaf6, carrier, in cpds., s. ~maIJsoafo,

ahemfi soafo. nsoa-f6ro, info [so soa 3] t he giddiness

of youth, cheeky boyhood, t he pride and cap1~iciousness or effrontery of t he age from 12 or 15 t o ·about 25 years j wben one takes upon hi m wh at he bas never done before, anoth er may ask bim saying: af e a. s, nsoaforo ? = wode wo afe hy' me a. s. (eye) ns.? is that insol81z,ce 01' yontltf'Z(,l spright­liness? pT. 2994. - syn. mp'Jforo.

nsaa-k6r o = SJa j Asan te nsiino yE ns. mmiennu.

~-soa-kyini, intf. tbe act of carrying abollt~· aguade s., export or impo1't and tra1l.smission of goods, transaction or lntsiness in goods~' cf mpE€wadi, peddling, hctwki;"g.

Dsoam', nsoam', an eye or catch for a lwok (ako tokoro); a loop through which a lace or cord may be run for fasten­ing i tache. Ex. 26, 33 ,. cf. bent ua.

Dsoamde, hooks and eyes of a dress. a-soamui, pl. a- -fo, a bem'er, ca1'rier

or porter of the k i n g'~ person, u sa-ano, inf. [SJ 7] sealing, seal; ns~an6-

de, seal, signet. Ex. 28, 11 ,. nSt)ano-kaa, seal--ring.

saans~, a weigbt of gold in Asante = Dtaku 20, or 11 s. 3 d., cf. bodommo & soa. - nsoans~-fll, the half of it.

nsa-ase, nsowase, a large calabash used (when a king drinks palm-wi ne with his 'elders') to catch what falls to theground.

asoa-sl, info [soa 8J dispute, contest, quan·ei(ling), fight(ing); wodii wog ho as., they quarrelled (or fOllght) with each other ~' kurow no mu mmea ne mmarima dii W'J!J ho as., the women & 1JIen of the town quarrelled (fought) with e(1,ch othe:r.

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uso-as5 466 nsoe

aso-aso, F. 1. ass, 11ft. 21, 2. - 2. hare. soasoa, 1'ed. v. soa. sonsoa, red.v. 50a. asoaso-ba, F. colt of an ass. llfk. 11,2. n soasoae, weals or swellings on the

body from strokes &c.; cf. nsoa l atape i 'ln01'bid t'U!1nors, boils.

asoasoa-scm [so soa 3 J arrogance, assump­tion of too 1n'uch i'JJlpo·rtance,. odi as., he acts foolishly, cond'lu;ts himself showily and arrogantly without ha1Jing cOTTesponding means; cf. atrat'rasem.

8:)·ba, s6ba, 1'nt. [s:)w, haJ: gye .. s. , to hurl or toss to and {j'O, to 'use CtS a playiny-ball. 1"'. 1268.

sahaktira, F. = s6duro, Ak. = s6klim, Akr.

3s:>bayerc, a species of yam; s. ode. s5be, better : sope [Dan . snp, sopken]

d'raught, gulp; d1'iuk, liqUOT. aso-hi-anlla-so [a50 hi anna so] forget­

fuuness, careless omission, ina.ttention. Way€. as. a, wo !) kadaa yera. pro

0-s6bo, ;)-, pl. sobo, tlte calf of tlte leg; syn. nantu.

so-b6 [ESO, abo] 'reproach; ba .. s., to blame, reproach, 1f,pbraid, cenS1l1'e (for some omission which had bad consequences) j wab;) no s. = wonunu no, e. s, wokodi aSEm bi na asem­mone nam aSEm no so aba, no. I}kiir;)fo kii SE: onipa yi al}kodi as~m no saa a, 3lJka amanne ammo..

sob6-b5, inf. 'reproach, npbraiding. aso-boa [aso, ear, ahoa, animal]: kum ..

as. , to trouble (some one) by talking; mempe se mikum wo aso boa, I don't want to tronble (or disturb) yOt~.

:)-s6boas6, osoboas6, a species of (middle­sized) plantain.

aso..bofunnun, Akw. the cartilaginous prominence of the am'icle (at the en· tranoe of man's ear) called tragus.

s6bom', a certain game ; s. agoru. aso-b5l), auditory p assage, acoustic duct;

asom' tokuru. aso-bons u , n disease of the eaTS can­

nectecl with a rlischa1'{}e Of humours }' ot01Thoea.

a-so-biul, inf [s. ESO & bun 7J Tep1'oach, upbraid'ing ; as. ye yaw; as. uti (=

obuaa me so nti) ua me ne no koe. (Qnipa yi, ontot6 u'ano ase, na aSEm biara w;) obi hO: a, oki daa no. obua !)kurofo so i SE ebia ose: woako aguan PEI}! wo nena adEw bayi PE!)! )

sobuwa, pl. U-, an oil-pot, previously used for cooking palm·nut soup j kntu a akye a wade !)!)O gum'.

c-s6-di, in! [di 43] rule, domination etc., s. DDls6; sodi-ade, ·asase, possession, inheritance. Lev. 25, 25 . ATtt. 32, 18.32. - c-s6di·f6, pl. id. 'ruler, governo-r.

c-sodl, asodl, ill.f [di so] guilt, culpabi­lity. - asodi-de, 1'esbitution f01' wrong done. J\Tu. 5, 8.

sod6, sodo·da-Ij , kitchen. - o-sod6ui, pl. a· -fo, As. a male cook. Asante de, ;)hene llni baa ad ualJ , na obarirua na anoa adua!) rna no na odL

c·s6-diui-si, inf. [si 43f.] assura.nce, COH,..

victWIl. 1. Thess. 1, 5. s6dfuo, Ak. , sokum, Akr. , sabaklira, F.,

helve, handle of a country hoe (asaw). PI'. 2760.

s6e s6e, interj. utterance of one who eats food which is peppered too much. Pl'. 2641.

sot, v.I. to set or put dount (adesoa, a load). Pl'. 3240. - 2. to help in taking or puttin.g clown; aSOEE me, he helped 11W ht the putNng down of my load. Pl'. 1468. - 3. to bait, to stop on the road to 1'est and take 1·efreshment. -4 . to alight, put up, take up lodgings somewhere, to come to lodge with; osoe me, 01', osoe me fl , he lodges at my house. pl'. 425. 2782. - 5. SOt .. !) kYElJ 01' mu, to SOjOUT'lL with or among. Ea .... 12,48f.

a80M, a place on the road where a traveller stops to 1-est, 1"esting-place. Pl'. 3240; cf. aya!Jee; lodging, shelter, quaTte1's >' irm, hotel; cf. ahohofi.

nsoe, F . USOt (Dswe llft. 7,16. 13, 7), 1. tho1'n> prick, prickle. - 2. thorn­bu.sh, bramble, b1'ake) b1'l'er; cf. ohwi· rem, oguab~lJ, lJlJuare ; - other kinds of thol'Ds: bamfo. k6kora, akoo-bo\'\<e­re:w, akr§.te , gkraadua, nntlJkyeuse., opa­siare) ;)samalj·o.lJkan. - 3 . {ish-bone: cf. dompe, kasae. - us;)e-ns;)~, a. [pl.