See blys on Wiktionary
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}
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"msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: blys/Welsh 'nasal' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'soft'}",
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"subsection": "noun",
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"called_from": "inflection/865",
"msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: blys/Welsh 'aspirate' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'soft'}",
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