See cwene on Wiktionary
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},
{
"form_of": [
{
"word": "cwēn"
}
],
"glosses": [
"inflection of cwēn:",
"nominative/accusative plural"
],
"links": [
[
"cwēn",
"cwen#Old_English"
]
],
"tags": [
"accusative",
"form-of",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈkweː.ne/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-eː.ne"
}
],
"word": "cwene"
}
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