𐓆𐒰𐓆𐒰noun1a tall grass, growing in ponds, to the height of about ten feet, used for mats2rushLa Flesche notes that this rush is "out of which mats are made."Eleocharis interstincta
𐓆𐒰͘𐒹𐒰͘𐓆𐒰́͘𐒹𐒰͘adjective1white2whitish3grayish4distant white5a distant white, as distinguished from 𐓆𐒼𐒰, a near white𐓆𐒰͘𐓆𐒼𐒰This term refers to what is white or whitish (even grayish) in the distance. If you were near the object, the term 𐓆𐒼𐒰 (white) would be used. This term describes the effect of viewing a white object from a distance, with the atmosphere (containing dust, smoke, and other impurities) slightly affecting the color.
𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻𐓆𐒰̄𐒼𐒻́1hardadjective2hard (in texture)adjective3solidadjective4firmadjective5strongadjective6muscularadjective7difficult, hard to do things withadjective8tightadjective9tightlyadverb10fastadverbThe idea of fast here doesn't refer to speed, but rather being rigidly held in place. For example, to be stuck fast.
𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻 𐓄𐒰𐓈𐒰͘𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻́ 𐓄𐒰𐓈𐒰́͘transitive verb1push firmly against𐓆𐒰𐒼𐒻𐓄𐒰𐓈𐒰͘This entry is composed of more than one word. Any conjugations need to be done on the LAST word.
𐓆𐒰𐓆𐒷𐓆𐒰́𐓆𐒷noun1shavings2cuttings*𐓆𐒷This term uses reduplication which means part of the word (usually just one syllable) is repeated to express the idea of an action or idea occurring over and over. If the syllable being reduplicated ends in "e," it almost always changes to "a." For example, "-se" would become "-sasa" or "-sase."
𐓆𐒰𐓈𐒰͘𐓆𐒰́𐓉𐒰͘adjective1five𐓉𐓂̋𐓓𐓎 𐓆𐒰́𐓉𐒰͘ 𐒰𐒴𐒻́͘I have five meat pies𐓆𐒰𐓈𐒰
*𐓆𐒷𐓆𐒷verb1cutThis term is a bound root which means that while this root has an idea attached to it, it cannot be used alone. It must have something else attached to it, often an instrumental prefix.
𐓆𐒻𐒷𐒼𐓂͘𐓆𐒻́𐒷𐒼𐓂͘🔊noun1meat piefoot-like𐓆𐒻𐒷𐒼𐓂͘𐓈𐓂𐓓𐓎Quintero notes (Osage Dictionary, page 200) that the idea of "foot" in this term is "referring to the shape of the traditional meat pie," and that this term is "Especially used in the Grayhorse district."
𐓆𐒻͘𐒼𐒰 𐓄𐒰𐒿𐒷𐓒𐒷𐓆𐒻́͘𐒼𐒰 𐓅𐒰𐒿𐒷́𐓒𐒷noun1square danceQuintero notes on page 201 of her Osage Dictionary (2009) that this term is "a square dance call equivalent to 'Swing your partners.'"stripe-nosed squirrel𐓆𐒻͘𐒼𐒰𐓄𐒰𐒿𐒷𐓒𐒷