outdusis

== Penobscot == === Etymology === The root outdu ("trail," "pathway") + the diminutive suffix -sis. Compare the (Western) Abenaki ôwdesis. === Noun === outdusis (little) pathway, (little) path (figuratively) (an individual's) nature, personal integrity (how that person behaves when no one else is around or when otherwise free from accountability) ==== Usage notes ==== Also written audesis. === References === Frank G. Speck; Newell Lion (August 1918), “Penobscot Transformer Tales”, in International Journal of American Linguistics (in Penobscot), volume 1, number 3 Penobscot Nation A Penobscot native named "outdusis"