See delfan on Wiktionary
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{
"form": "ġedolfen",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "delfan"
},
"expansion": "delfan",
"name": "ang-verb"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "delfan<s3>"
},
"name": "ang-conj"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"to dig"
],
"links": [
[
"dig",
"dig"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"to mine"
],
"links": [
[
"mine",
"mine"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈdel.fɑn/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈdeɫ.vɑn]"
}
],
"word": "delfan"
}
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