haʻa.lelea
1. Pas/imp. of haʻalele.
2. n. Man sacrificed when cutting an ʻōhiʻa tree for an image.
1. Pas/imp. of haʻalele.
2. n. Man sacrificed when cutting an ʻōhiʻa tree for an image.
v. Pass. of the foregoing with the i dropped. Gram.§ 211. To be left; to be thrown away; to be cast off, &c.
s. That which is thrown away or forsaken.
2. Name of a process in making gods.
3. The name of the man sacrificed on cutting down a tree to make a god.
1. In ancient times the man sacrificed on cutting down the ohia tree to make idols.
2. A discarding, a casting off as useless.
[Contraction of haaleleia, passive form of haalele]. See haalele, to forsake.
Man who was sacrificed at the cutting down of an ʻōhiʻa tree to make an idol.
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