See sinewy on Wiktionary
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "tough; having strong sinews",
"word": "senig"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "having nervous strength",
"word": "beheerst"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "having nervous strength",
"word": "lujahermoinen"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "žilav",
"sense": "possessing physical strength",
"word": "жилав"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "muskulest",
"sense": "possessing physical strength",
"word": "мускулест"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "possessing physical strength",
"word": "svalnatý"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "possessing physical strength",
"word": "krachtig"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "possessing physical strength",
"word": "jäntevä"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "possessing physical strength",
"word": "stark"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "possessing physical strength",
"word": "fibroso"
}
],
"word": "sinewy"
}
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"args": {
"1": "enm",
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"var": "1"
},
"expansion": "sinewy",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "synwy"
}
],
"categories": [
"Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
"Middle English variant lemmas",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"glosses": [
"alternative form of synwy"
],
"links": [
[
"synwy",
"synwy#Middle_English"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
"word": "sinewy"
}
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"called_from": "page/2530",
"msg": "skipping string in the middle of translations: </table></div></div>\n\n",
"path": [
"sinewy"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "adjective",
"title": "sinewy",
"trace": ""
}
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