2. (verb) to be fearful, apprehensive, anxious.
Ka tatau atu te tangata nei i ngā ingoa, ā poto katoa, ka mōteatea te tangata nei (NM 1928:173). / This man recited the names and when they had all been listed he was apprehensive.
3. (noun) lament, traditional chant, sung poetry - a general term for songs sung in traditional mode.
Kei reira anō ngā kōrero mō ngā mōteatea, me ētehi kōrero mōna ake (TTR 1990:277). / The discussions about the laments and other accounts about himself are also there.
4. (noun) grief, sadness, sorrow, depression.
I runga i te haeretanga o Kāwana Ihiringitana he nui te mōteatea o te ngākau Māori (TPH 12/11/1912:5). / Great is the sorrow of Māori with regard to the departure of Governor Islington.
