poisen, poisenim

English: ‘poison’.

In some areas, this is heard as posin, posen.

See original Mihalic entry.

Noun forms

  1. Supernatural world: a usually tasteless substance that is alleged to be maliciously administered to a person, such as by sprinkling over their food, that is not necessarily toxic, but is believed to be the cause of their current illness or recent death. ® blak pawa, kawawar, pawa, puripuri, sanguma
    ol lain brata grisim susa bilong ol, na meri givim poisen long man bilong em the men cajoled their sister into giving poison to her husband

  1. Everyday item: among contemporary speakers, poison, a dangerous substance when ingested ® gip

Transitive verb forms

  1. Warfare, fighting: to kill, or attempt to kill, by poisoning
    ol lain birua poisenim em, na em i dai the enemies poisoned him, and he died

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