kīhei
1. (negative) did not, were not - variation of kīhai and only used as a past negative.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 25-26;)
Kīhei rāua i takitaro ki roto ki te pātiki nei ka kitea mai rāua e tētahi pūru i mamao noa atu (TKO 12/2/1919:7). / They weren't long in the paddock when they were seen by a bull some distance away.
See also kīhai ... i, kīhai i taro, kīhai i roa, kīhai i hanga
