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nvs. A slowpoke; slow, sluggish, disinclined to get up. Cf. lemu.

vt. To seize victims for sacrifice.

s. Weight; heaviness; a burden carried on the hips.

v. To be slow; to be sluggish in movement; to be slow in obeying a command.

Lelemu (lē'-lĕ'-mū'), n.

/ lē'-lĕ'-mū' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Weight; heaviness; a burden carried on the hips.

2. One employed to seize victims for immolation.

Lelemu (lē'-lĕ'-mū'), v.

/ lē'-lĕ'-mū' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Lele, to rush upon, and mu, one employed to procure victims for sacrifice.] To arrest or seize for sacrifice.

Lelemu (lē'-lĕ'-mu), v.

/ lē'-lĕ'-mu / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To be slow; to be sluggish in movement; to be slow in obeying a command.

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