sobu₂ 1n Temper, as hardness of steel. Ka mo-irob no warad sobu, manguod on no konad ogkagamit su konò og-utong su warad galang. The knife which has no more temper has become raw and cannot be used because it will not cut because there is no more [sharp] edge. 2v To temper, as steel to make it hard. Ka mo-irob no warad on galang, ogpagbalon ta to hapuy. Ko ogmalalab on ka mo-irob, igsugbuk tad to magsil no woig oyow ogkasobuan on no ogmabasag on ka putow. Ligkat to pogsobu, ig-olod ta diò to asaiti oyow igmaroyow to putow no konò ogkagopù. [DB says this concerns tempering metal that is not sharp. They put it in the fire until it is red hot and then plung it into cold water.]
