oriori. 1. v.t. Dandle, lull to sleep. Ka hikitia ki roto ki te purerangi; oriori mai ki roto ki te taha (Tr. vii, 52).
2. Chant a lullaby. Ko te toru tenei o nga whiti o te oriori o Tamahau i orioritia ki runga ki ana mokopuna.
3. n. Chant, song; not, apparently, confined to a lullaby. He oriori potaka, a song used while spinning tops. He oriori na Te Motu mo Rangitumua (M. 351). He oriori tamariki (M. 186). He haka oriori na Te Rangikaheke ki tana potiki, ki Te Auhikai (M. 47).
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