kōpeke
1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to tuck in, tuck up, compress, bend back.
I haere mai ki a Wereta mō tōna waewae, kāore rawa e kōpeke mai, kāti i te mahi a Wereta i kite atu au i ngāwari te waewae o taua tangata (TPH 8/6/1903:4). / He came to Wereta for his leg, which he could not bend. Well, as a result of what Wereta did, I saw the leg of that man become supple.
2. (adjective) be cold.
I tae mai ana reta ki ōna matua, he nui tōna pai ki taua mahi - te rawe, heoi anō te kino he kōpeke i ngā pō, he hiakai i ngā tāima e riri ai (HKW 1/9/1901:2). / His parents received his letters and he really liked the work - it was excellent, but the disadvantage was that it was cold at night and he was hungry at the times when they were in battle.
3. (noun) cold.
He tangi atu ki ngā mano o Tiamana e ngaua noatia rā e te kōpeke, e te poho tikoko (KO 15/2/1883:4). / It's crying for the thousands of Germany being affected by the cold and starvation.
