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{
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"lang_code": "got",
"roman": "*baira",
"word": "*𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰"
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}
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"3": "ine-pro:*bʰerH-<id:brown><unc:1>",
"4": "ine-pro:*bʰerH-<id:pierce>",
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"id": "bear"
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{
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},
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},
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"plural"
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},
{
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]
},
{
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"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "bernų",
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"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "bernunz",
"source": "inflection",
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"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "birniz",
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]
},
{
"form": "bernǫ̂",
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"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "birni",
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]
},
{
"form": "bernumaz",
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"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "bernē",
"source": "inflection",
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"singular"
]
},
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],
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"original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/berô",
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"Proto-Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰwer-",
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}
],
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}
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