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},
{
"rhymes": "-ʉːə"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"english": "to twist, sprain",
"translation": "to twist, sprain",
"word": "vrikke"
},
{
"english": "to twist, sprain",
"translation": "to twist, sprain",
"word": "forvri"
},
{
"english": "to sprain",
"translation": "to sprain",
"word": "stue"
}
],
"word": "forstue"
}
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