sabe

present singular third person sabes · participle present sabeing · participle past sabed · past sabed

1. To understand.

   Jimmy sabe'd the emphasis on the "inclined" and nodded.

   1920, Joseph Allan Dunn, Turquoise Cañon, Doubleday, Page, page 218

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   The longer I lives with that blamed hatchet-face cross between a danged fool and a heavenly angel, the less I sabe his wau-wau.

   1921, W.C. Tuttle, The Devil's Dooryard

   He sabes that my writin' ain't in no ways a serious effort, 'cause he knows I could do a heap better - if I tried.

   1917, Charles Alden Seltzer, The Vengeance of Jefferson Gawne, A. C. McClurg & Company, page 92

   They spend half their time in smoking cigarettes, and the other in quien-sabeing.

   2023, Oliver North, Rambles After Sport, page 182

alternative Sabé

1. CanadaUSA Sasquatch-like mythological creature, representing the virture of honesty in Native American religion.

   The forest is an important setting for the stories of the Sabe (sasquatch), also known as Bug-way’-ji-nini, who watches over the forests and protects those within it.

   2021 April 29, Niiwin Wendaanimok Partnership, Narratives Inc., and Ministry of Transportation Ontario, Harmonized Impact Assessment Twinning of the TransCanada Highway - Phase 1

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   The teaching of honesty is taught to us by Sabe or sometimes the raven. Sabe is believed to be closer to the spirit world than humans and reminds us, just as the raven does, that we must be truthful to who we are. The Ojibwa expression Kitchi-Sabe means to walk tall, or to have integrity. It is only by being honest that we can have integrity.

   2020, Centennial College, “Seven Grandfather Teachings”, in Our Stories, archived from the original on 21 Jan 2020

   Each sacred teaching is represented by an animal, offering a special understanding of how we as people should live our lives on Mother Earth. The boy is visited by the spirit of the giant Gichi Sabe, more commonly known as Bigfoot or Sasquatch. The Sabe teaches us about the Law of Honesty.

   2023 January 25, Jolynn Parenteau, “Archived copy”, in Medicine Hat News, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2024