See grëff on Wiktionary
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{
"args": {
"1": "lb",
"2": "gmh",
"3": "grif"
},
"expansion": "Middle High German grif",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lb",
"2": "goh",
"3": "grif"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lb",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*gripiz",
"4": "",
"5": "grip, grasp"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *gripiz (“grip, grasp”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
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"1": "de",
"2": "Griff",
"3": "",
"4": "grip, handful"
},
"expansion": "German Griff (“grip, handful”)",
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "",
"3": "handvol",
"lit": "handful",
"t": "five (Bargoens cant)"
},
"expansion": "Dutch handvol (“five (Bargoens cant)”, literally “handful”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle High German grif, Old High German grif, from Proto-Germanic *gripiz (“grip, grasp”). Cognate with German Griff (“grip, handful”). The sense \"five\" derives from the five fingers of a full hand; compare Dutch handvol (“five (Bargoens cant)”, literally “handful”).",
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"args": {
"1": "lb",
"2": "numeral"
},
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"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"lang_code": "lb",
"pos": "num",
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{
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"name": "Luxembourgish cant",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
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},
{
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}
],
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"five"
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"id": "en-grëff-lb-num-IisL1R~O",
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[
"cant",
"cant"
],
[
"five",
"five"
]
],
"qualifier": "cant",
"raw_glosses": [
"(Jéinesch, cant) five"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "häi"
}
]
}
],
"word": "grëff"
}
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"args": {
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"2": "gmh",
"3": "grif"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lb",
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},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lb",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*gripiz",
"4": "",
"5": "grip, grasp"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *gripiz (“grip, grasp”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
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"3": "",
"4": "grip, handful"
},
"expansion": "German Griff (“grip, handful”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "",
"3": "handvol",
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"t": "five (Bargoens cant)"
},
"expansion": "Dutch handvol (“five (Bargoens cant)”, literally “handful”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
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"1": "lb",
"2": "numeral"
},
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"name": "head"
}
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"pos": "num",
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"Luxembourgish cant",
"Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header",
"Luxembourgish lemmas",
"Luxembourgish numerals",
"Luxembourgish terms derived from Middle High German",
"Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German",
"Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries"
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"glosses": [
"five"
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[
"five",
"five"
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"qualifier": "cant",
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"(Jéinesch, cant) five"
],
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{
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}
]
}
],
"word": "grëff"
}
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