verb ai & ii 1, 14
s/he, it bursts into flames, catches fire
Plural:
psqolessultuwok (ai)
Prefixed Verb Stem:
-posqolessi-
Unprefixed Verb Stem:
psqolessi-
Changed Verb Stem:
pesqolessi-

Notes

(compare sakhamkolessu)

Keywords

burst
flame

Example Sentences

Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey English
Yut kenotols. Yut-te sakhatokopit kalon. Yut-te sistoss etoli-psqolenok, nit-tehna 'posqolessin wot kalon. There was this candle (in the sanctuary lamp). And here the Christmas garland was strung, and when the nun lit it (a new candle), the garland burst into flame. (DAF, telling how the church at Sipayik burned in January 1927).
Wikkinaq psqolessuwol 'tahtulhawiyil. Suddenly and without warning his shirt burst into flames.

Audio Recordings

Recording Type Speaker
word Stephanie
word Dolly
example Stephanie
example Dolly