1. (verb) (-tia) to act stoutheartedly, act valiantly, act intrepidly, act courageously.
Heoi, whakamanawanui tonu, ka kitea ngā kōwhatu pounamu i konei e Hine-ahu; nō te tangihanga o Hine-ahu, koia te tangiwai (JPS 1914:8). / Nevertheless, they went on with stout hearts, and then Hine-ahu discovered some greenstone.
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