wheriko
1. (verb) to flash, glitter, sparkle, twinkle, gleam, glisten.
E āhua rite ana te wuruhi ki te kurī mohoao nei anō, engari nā te rahi ia, nā te tū-ā-hīanga. He roa tōna upoko, he koikoi te kanekane o te ihu, e koi ana te tū o ngā taringa, he roroa ngā waewae he kapi tonu i te huruhuru; he nui te waero o te whiore, ko te matamata rawa he pango; ko te tinana he āhua kōwhai pōuri rawa, he mea anō he mā katoa, he mea anō he pango katoa. Wheriko ana ngā kanohi (TWMNT 11/7/1876:165). / The wolf is somewhat similar to a wild dog in appearance, but much larger and somewhat fiercer. He has a long head, pointed nose, ears erect and sharp, the legs are long well clothed with hair; the tail is bushy and bending down, with the tip black; the body is generally pale brown, tinged with yellow, sometimes found white, and sometimes entirely black. The eyes sparkle.
2. (verb) to be resplendent, impressive, brilliant, dazzling.
Koia anō wheriko ana a runga i ngā tēpu i ngā mahi rā a te Ingarihi, e 20 ngā oko puāwai kakara i runga i ngā tēpu e tū ana (KO 20/1/1888:3). / How resplendent the tops of the tables were from the work of the English, with 20 bowls of fragrant flowers placed on the tables.
3. (verb) to glimpse, see dimly.
I wheriko noa ake au e haere ana (W 1971:495). / I caught a glimpse of them moving.
