𐒹𐒻𐒼𐓂

noun
Definition
𐒹𐒻𐒼𐓂𐒹𐒻́𐒼𐓂noun1fable2myth3a story not to be taken literallyLa Flesche notes on page 60 of his Dictionary of the Osage Language (1932) that "Fables and myths are only told in the winter-time, when the snakes lie frozen underground. They are the guardians of truth, and an untrue story arouses the anger of a snake."