runa

rūnā

1. (verb) (runā,runaia) to steer.

Rūnā te ihu o te waka ki waho (W 1971:352). / Steer the prow of the canoe towards the open sea.

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2. (verb) (-a,-ia) to reduce, pare down.

Ka rūnā te tona i mua i te tākai ki te rau (Te Ara 2013). / Warts were pared down before biding with leaves.

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Synonyms: tāharahara, whakaiti, whakamimiti, heke haere, whakaheke

3. (verb) (-a,-ia) to keep in line, draw together with a cord, keep close, closed.

Wetewetekia te here o te kete kia tangara kia marama ai te haere ki Parihaka, ki te rūnā te kete he aha hoki te take o te haere? (TJ 6/6/1899:1). / Untie the binding of the basket so that it's loose and the travel to Parihaka is clear, because if the basket is securely closed just what is the purpose of going?

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Synonyms: whakapiri, piri, piripiri

1. (noun) New Zealand dock, Māori dock, Rumex flexuosus - a weed with broad leaves.

Te tupunga ake o te māra nei he runa anake, he wekahu, he huainanga, he horera ngā kai (TP 2/1909:4). / What grows in this garden are dock, fat hen, and sorrel.

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Synonyms: paewhenua

2. (noun) saltmarsh ribbonwood, Plagianthus divaricatus - a native shrub with few, small, narrow leaves in tufts or alternating. petals white tinged pink, fruits fawn in colour splitting to release the single seed. A dense bush with tough, wiry, dark and intertwining stems. Found at the heads of estuaries throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand.