See scrivan on Wiktionary
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[
"scrīvit",
"scrivit#Old_Dutch"
]
],
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"present"
]
},
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]
},
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[
"scrīvandi",
"scrivandi#Old_Dutch"
]
],
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]
},
{
"form": "scrivan",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "giscrivan",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
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},
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"Old Dutch terms derived from Latin",
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"Old Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Old Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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],
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],
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]
]
}
],
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}
Download raw JSONL data for scrivan meaning in All languages combined (7.9kB)
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