bite 1 [n.] a ~ of food, morsel buala; a small ~ herrehke; (morsel) borhke, ledtie-bæjhta, ledtien-bæjhta ("bird bite"); ~ of food swallowed whole njahpaldasse (wound, sting) gaetskeme 2 [v.] gaetskedh; (dog) soelvedh, ståalodh; the dog bit my foot bïenje mov jualkan soelvi; ~, gnaw (esp. dog) gårvodh, garvodh; ~ down (on food, or fish on a hook) garvestidh; ~ many times gaatskehtjidh; ~ a little, without breaking the skin gaatskehtjistedh; ~ ferociously and run off, snap at (dog, wolf) haavrestidh; ~ and attack (e.g. predator attacking reindeer) håasodh; ~ (rat) tsïetskelidh; dog that always bares its teeth and wants to ~ snærroeh; ~ (fish) nïerhkedh; ~ down hard on a hook (fish) garvesidh; does not want to ~ (fish) galhpa, [attr. and pred.] galhpas; does not want to ~ (fish) tjïelhves; body or area of water where fish do not ~ tjïelhves tjaetsie 3 [v.] [taste, e.g. sour or bitter] tsietsedh