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ʻoʻoleʻa

/ ʻoʻo.leʻa / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvs., Hard, stiff, strong, inflexible, rigid, harsh, rough; rigor, strength, hardness. Figuratively, strenuous, severe, strict, stubborn, obstinate; obstinacy.

  • Examples:
    • Lauoho ʻoʻoleʻa (Kep. 67), coarse hair.
    • ʻOʻoleʻa nā lālā, strong of limb.
    • ʻOʻoleʻa ke aʻa koko, hardening of arteries.
    • ʻOʻoleʻa nā ʻami, stiff joints.
    • ʻOʻoleʻa nā ʻōlelo, harsh of speech.
    • ʻĀʻī ʻoʻoleʻa, stiff-necked; figuratively, disobedient, heedless.
    • Hana ʻoʻoleʻa, hard physical labor.
    • Ka lokomaikaʻi a me ka ʻoʻoleʻa o ke Akua (Rom. 11.22), the kindness and the severity of God.
  • References:
    • hōʻoʻoleʻa Caus/sim.; To harden (Ezek. 3.8), stiffen, resist, strengthen.
      • Hōʻoʻoleʻa kino, to strengthen the body, as with physical exercise; calisthenics.

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oolea

/ O-O-LE-A / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. v., See Oo, the instrument formerly made of hard wood, and LEA, an intensive, much, very, &c. To be hard; severe; cruel in treatment; to strengthen; to make firm, as bones do the animal system. Anat. 1.

2. Physically, hard; unyielding.

3. Morally, rough; selfish in manners.

4. Hoolea. To harden; to render obdurate, either naturally or morally; to harden, as the neck, i. e., to be obstinate. 2 Nal. 17:14. Mai hoolea i ka.hana ana, e hana no me ka oluolu.

5. To be stout; strong; confident, as in using words. Mal. 3:13. To harden; make bold; fearless, as the face. Ezek. 3:8.

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oolea

/ O-O-LEA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Physically, strength; confidence; hardness; severity. Oihk. 25:46.

2. Morally, surety; stern justice. Rom. 11:22. Opposed to lokomaikai.

3. Strength; place of confidence. Hal. 18:2. Ka ikaika, ka nawaliwali ole, ka paakiki.

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oolea

/ O-O-LEA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. adj., Hard; compact; unyielding.

2. Stiff; forward; obstinate. Kanl. 31:27. Untractable; disobedient; hoolea, same; hookahi malama hookupu dala oolea, on the first month they collect hard money as taxes.

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oolea

/ o-o'-le'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. adj., Hard; compact; unyielding.

2. adj., Stiff; obstinate; untractable; disobedient: Hookahi malama hookupu dala oolea, In one month they collect hard money as taxes.

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oolea

/ o-o'-le'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., Physical strength; confidence; hardness: severity.

2. n., Moral surety; stern justice; opposed to lokomaikai.

3. n., Strength; place of confidence; ka ikaika, ka nawaliwali ole, ka paakiki. Syn: Paakiki.

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oolea

/ o-o'-le'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. v., To be hard; severe; cruel in treatment; to be firm, as bones in the animal system.

2. v., To be physically hard; unyielding.

3. v., To be uncouth; selfish in manners.

4. v., To be stout; strong; confident, as in using words.

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ʻoʻoleʻa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Physically hard and unyielding; morally rough and perhaps selfish in manners; stern justice.

‘o‘ole‘a

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

unyielding, hard, stiff, exacting, obstinate.

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