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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /blɛi̯/ Forms: bleien [plural], bleitje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛi̯ Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|nl}} Unknown Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} blei f (plural bleien, diminutive bleitje n)
  1. upper layer of sludge Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-blei-nl-noun-yElzEhrT
  2. sludge Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-blei-nl-noun-rcyPfmfx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /blɛi̯/ Forms: bleien [plural], bleitje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛi̯ Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} blei f (plural bleien, diminutive bleitje n)
  1. cowardly woman Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-blei-nl-noun-4crhYP~X
  2. dumb or naive girl Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-blei-nl-noun-6TmAL4w-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /blɛi̯/ Forms: bleien [plural], bleitje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛi̯ Etymology: From Middle Dutch blei, from Old Dutch *bleia. From Proto-Germanic *blaigijǭ (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyk- (“to shine”). Cognate with English blay. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|blei}} Middle Dutch blei, {{inh|nl|odt|*bleia}} Old Dutch *bleia, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*blaigijǭ|t=blay, bleak, gudgeon}} Proto-Germanic *blaigijǭ (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), {{der|nl|ine-pro|*bʰleyk-|t=to shine}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyk- (“to shine”), {{cog|en|blay||}} English blay Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} blei f (plural bleien, diminutive bleitje n)
  1. a type of carp; blay Tags: feminine Synonyms: bliek, beenvis
    Sense id: en-blei-nl-noun-cGlLik6f Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 14 20 5 3 54 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /blɛi̯/ Forms: bleien [plural], bleitje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛi̯ Etymology: From Middle Dutch bli (“lead”). The normal etymological modern Dutch form is blij (“lead”). It is possible that the spelling was influenced by German Blei (“lead (metal)”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|bli||lead}} Middle Dutch bli (“lead”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|+}} blei n (plural bleien, diminutive bleitje n)
  1. alternative form of blij (“lead (metal)”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, neuter Alternative form of: blij (extra: (“lead (metal)”))
    Sense id: en-blei-nl-noun-LXGrRrkS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb [Eastern Cham]

IPA: /pleɪ/
Etymology: From Proto-Chamic *blɛy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəli, from Proto-Austronesian *bəli, *baliw. Etymology templates: {{inh|cjm|cmc-pro|*blɛy}} Proto-Chamic *blɛy, {{inh|cjm|poz-pro|*bəli}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəli, {{inh|cjm|map-pro|*bəli,*baliw}} Proto-Austronesian *bəli, *baliw Head templates: {{head|cjm|verb|Akhar Thrah spelling|ꨝꨵꨬ}} blei (Akhar Thrah spelling ꨝꨵꨬ)
  1. to buy (to obtain for money)
    Sense id: en-blei-cjm-verb-KbXF8DqZ Categories (other): Eastern Cham entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Khasi]

IPA: /blej/
Head templates: {{head|kha|noun|g=m}} blei m
  1. god Tags: masculine Derived forms: jingblei
    Sense id: en-blei-kha-noun-VyM2DvEQ Categories (other): Khasi entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Religion, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 1 2 0 0 4 0 15 44 3 0 0 3 1 5 18 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 0 0 6 0 12 37 5 0 0 5 1 6 24 1

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

IPA: /blæi/, [blæi] Forms: bleien [definite, singular], bleier [indefinite, plural], bleiene [definite, plural], bleig [alternative]
Rhymes: -æi Etymology: Inherited from Old Norse bleðgi (“splinter”), derived from blað (“leaf, blade”), from Proto-Germanic *bladą (“leaf, blade”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom, flower”). Etymology templates: {{root|nb|ine-pro|*bʰleh₃-}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|nb|non|bleðgi||splinter|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Norse bleðgi (“splinter”), {{inh+|nb|non|bleðgi|t=splinter}} Inherited from Old Norse bleðgi (“splinter”), {{der|nb|gem-pro|*bladą|t=leaf, blade}} Proto-Germanic *bladą (“leaf, blade”) Head templates: {{nb-noun-m1}} blei m (definite singular bleien, indefinite plural bleier, definite plural bleiene)
  1. wedge; a wedge used for splitting something or holding something apart Tags: masculine Synonyms: kile
    Sense id: en-blei-nb-noun-16q2mPGx
  2. (colloquial) slice; a thin, narrow piece cut from something Tags: colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-blei-nb-noun-ktva9yxx
  3. (colloquial, humorous, derogatory) jerk; an arrogant and unpleasant person Tags: colloquial, derogatory, humorous, masculine
    Sense id: en-blei-nb-noun-Rk6mx2pp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Norwegian Bokmål]

IPA: /blæi/, [blæi]
Rhymes: -æi Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|nb|verb form}} blei
  1. past of bli (“to stay, remain; become; be”) Tags: form-of, past Form of: bli (extra: to stay, remain; become; be)
    Sense id: en-blei-nb-verb-w4AAlsLJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: bleien [definite, singular], bleiar [indefinite, plural], bleiane [definite, plural]
Head templates: {{nn-noun-m1}} blei m (definite singular bleien, indefinite plural bleiar, definite plural bleiane)
  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of bleig Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine Alternative form of: bleig
    Sense id: en-blei-nn-noun-CF7~cIWy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Head templates: {{head|nn|verb form}} blei
  1. past tense of bli Tags: form-of, past Form of: bli
    Sense id: en-blei-nn-verb-Ha0WMZBa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [West Frisian]

IPA: /blai̯/ [Clay], /blɛi̯/ [Wood] Forms: bleien [plural], bleike [diminutive]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *blaigijǭ (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyk- (“to shine”). Etymology templates: {{inh|fy|gem-pro|*blaigijǭ|t=blay, bleak, gudgeon}} Proto-Germanic *blaigijǭ (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), {{der|fy|ine-pro|*bʰleyk-|t=to shine}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyk- (“to shine”) Head templates: {{head|fy|nouns|||plural|bleien||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}|||diminutive|bleike||{{{dim2}}}||{{{dim3}}}|f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f6accel-form=diminutive|g=c|g2=|g3=|head=}} blei c (plural bleien, diminutive bleike), {{fy-noun|c|bleien|bleike}} blei c (plural bleien, diminutive bleike)
  1. white bream Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-blei-fy-noun-j26RL4ut Categories (other): West Frisian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of West Frisian entries with incorrect language header: 3 4 4 2 8 2 3 7 9 2 3 7 1 11 30 4
  2. slovenly, stupid woman; bitch; slut Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-blei-fy-noun-Uu-k~NWu

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl"
      },
      "expansion": "Unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Unknown.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bleien",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleitje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "blei f (plural bleien, diminutive bleitje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "blei"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "upper layer of sludge"
      ],
      "id": "en-blei-nl-noun-yElzEhrT",
      "links": [
        [
          "sludge",
          "sludge"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sludge"
      ],
      "id": "en-blei-nl-noun-rcyPfmfx",
      "links": [
        [
          "sludge",
          "sludge"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/blɛi̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "blij"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blei"
}

{
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bleien",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleitje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "blei f (plural bleien, diminutive bleitje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "blei"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cowardly woman"
      ],
      "id": "en-blei-nl-noun-4crhYP~X",
      "links": [
        [
          "cowardly",
          "cowardly"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dumb or naive girl"
      ],
      "id": "en-blei-nl-noun-6TmAL4w-",
      "links": [
        [
          "dumb",
          "dumb"
        ],
        [
          "naive",
          "naive"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/blɛi̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "blij"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blei"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "blei",
      "blei#Middle_Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "*bleia",
      "Reconstruction:Old Dutch/bleia"
    ],
    [
      "*blaigijǭ",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blaigijǭ"
    ],
    [
      "*bʰleyk-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰleyk-"
    ],
    [
      "blay",
      "blay#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "3",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "blei"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch blei",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*bleia"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *bleia",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*blaigijǭ",
        "t": "blay, bleak, gudgeon"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *blaigijǭ (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰleyk-",
        "t": "to shine"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyk- (“to shine”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "blay",
        "3": "",
        "4": ""
      },
      "expansion": "English blay",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch blei, from Old Dutch *bleia. From Proto-Germanic *blaigijǭ (“blay, bleak, gudgeon”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyk- (“to shine”). Cognate with English blay.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bleien",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleitje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "blei f (plural bleien, diminutive bleitje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "blei"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 20 5 3 54 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a type of carp; blay"
      ],
      "id": "en-blei-nl-noun-cGlLik6f",
      "links": [
        [
          "carp",
          "carp"
        ],
        [
          "blay",
          "blay"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bliek"
        },
        {
          "word": "beenvis"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/blɛi̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "blij"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blei"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "bli",
      "bli#Middle_Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "blij",
      "blij#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "Blei",
      "Blei#German"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "4",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "bli",
        "4": "",
        "5": "lead"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch bli (“lead”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch bli (“lead”). The normal etymological modern Dutch form is blij (“lead”). It is possible that the spelling was influenced by German Blei (“lead (metal)”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bleien",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleitje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "blei n (plural bleien, diminutive bleitje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "blei"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(“lead (metal)”)",
          "word": "blij"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of blij (“lead (metal)”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-blei-nl-noun-LXGrRrkS",
      "links": [
        [
          "blij",
          "blij#Dutch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/blɛi̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "blij"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blei"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*blɛy",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Chamic/blɛy"
    ],
    [
      "*bəli",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/bəli"
    ],
    [
      "*bəli",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/bəli"
    ],
    [
      "*baliw",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/baliw"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cjm",
        "2": "cmc-pro",
        "3": "*blɛy"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Chamic *blɛy",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cjm",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*bəli"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəli",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cjm",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*bəli,*baliw"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *bəli, *baliw",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Chamic *blɛy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəli, from Proto-Austronesian *bəli, *baliw.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cjm",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "Akhar Thrah spelling",
        "4": "ꨝꨵꨬ"
      },
      "expansion": "blei (Akhar Thrah spelling ꨝꨵꨬ)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Eastern Cham",
  "lang_code": "cjm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Eastern Cham entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to buy (to obtain for money)"
      ],
      "id": "en-blei-cjm-verb-KbXF8DqZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "buy",
          "buy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pleɪ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blei"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kha",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "blei m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Khasi",
  "lang_code": "kha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Khasi entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "kha",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "kha:Religion",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 2 0 0 4 0 15 44 3 0 0 3 1 5 18 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 1 0 0 6 0 12 37 5 0 0 5 1 6 24 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "jingblei"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "english": "And their gods shall be a snare unto you.",
          "ref": "1891, “Nongbishar 2:3 (Judges 2:3)”, in Ka Baibl (Khasi Bible):",
          "text": "Bad ki blei jong ki kin long jingriam ïa phi.",
          "translation": "And their gods shall be a snare unto you.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "god"
      ],
      "id": "en-blei-kha-noun-VyM2DvEQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "god",
          "god"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/blej/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blei"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "bleðgi",
      "bleðgi#Old_Norse"
    ],
    [
      "blað",
      "blað#Old_Norse"
    ],
    [
      "*bladą",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bladą"
    ],
    [
      "*bʰleh₃-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰleh₃-"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
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          "ref": "1871, P.Chr. Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke-Eventyr, page 181:",
          "text": "«Nu faar vi hugge ved,» sagde Mumle [Gåsegg], og hug tælgeøxen i furekubben og drev bleien ind",
          "translation": "“Now we'd better chop wood,” said Mumle [Goose-Egg], and he struck the hewing axe into the pine log and drove the wedge in",
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          "text": "[Sven Elvestad] satt og skar digre bleier av en spekepølse og drakk portvin til",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleike",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "10": "{{{pl3}}}",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "diminutive",
        "14": "bleike",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{dim2}}}",
        "17": "",
        "18": "{{{dim3}}}",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "bleien",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "9": "",
        "f2accel-form": "p",
        "f2request": "1",
        "f6accel-form": "diminutive",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "blei c (plural bleien, diminutive bleike)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c",
        "2": "bleien",
        "3": "bleike"
      },
      "expansion": "blei c (plural bleien, diminutive bleike)",
      "name": "fy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "West Frisian",
  "lang_code": "fy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "white bream"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "white bream",
          "white bream"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "slovenly, stupid woman; bitch; slut"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "slovenly",
          "slovenly"
        ],
        [
          "stupid",
          "stupid"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "bitch",
          "bitch"
        ],
        [
          "slut",
          "slut"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/blai̯/",
      "tags": [
        "Clay"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/blɛi̯/",
      "tags": [
        "Wood"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "blei"
}

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{
  "called_from": "linkages/371",
  "msg": "unrecognized linkage prefix: (blay): bliek, beenvis desc=blay rest=bliek, beenvis cls=romanization cls2=romanization e1=True e2=False",
  "path": [
    "blei"
  ],
  "section": "Dutch",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "blei",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: Akhar Thrah spelling ꨝꨵꨬ",
  "path": [
    "blei"
  ],
  "section": "Eastern Cham",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "blei",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: pre-2012",
  "path": [
    "blei"
  ],
  "section": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "blei",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: pre-2012",
  "path": [
    "blei"
  ],
  "section": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "blei",
  "trace": ""
}

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