See spenn on Wiktionary
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"etymology_number": "1",
"etymology_text": "From the verb spenne.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "spennet",
"tags": [
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "spenn",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
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]
},
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"plural"
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}
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],
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"lang_code": "nb",
"pos": "noun",
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"word": "spennvidde"
},
{
"word": "vingespenn"
}
],
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"a span"
],
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}
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},
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],
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"spenne",
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]
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],
"word": "spenn"
}
{
"etymology_number": "3",
"etymology_text": "From Swedish spänn, originally the term for a 1-krone coin in the månsing jargon",
"forms": [
{
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"tags": [
"definite",
"plural"
]
}
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},
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"name": "head"
}
],
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"pos": "noun",
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{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "16 49 16 19",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 2 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "16 48 16 20",
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}
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21,
26
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"english": "The ticket cost 100 bucks.",
"text": "Billetten kostet 100 spenn.",
"translation": "The ticket cost 100 bucks.",
"type": "example"
}
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],
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]
},
{
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19,
25
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],
"english": "When am I going to get that money you owe me?",
"text": "Når skal jeg få de spenna du skylder meg?",
"translation": "When am I going to get that money you owe me?",
"type": "example"
}
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],
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}
{
"etymology_text": "From the verb spenne.",
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"tags": [
"definite",
"singular"
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"word": "spenvidd"
},
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"word": "spennvidde"
}
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"word": "vingespenn"
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"tags": [
"definite",
"singular"
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],
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"etymology_number": "3",
"etymology_text": "From Swedish spänn, originally the term for a 1-krone coin in the månsing jargon",
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{
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"tags": [
"definite",
"plural"
]
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"4": "spenna",
"g": "p"
},
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"name": "head"
}
],
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"pos": "noun",
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"english": "The ticket cost 100 bucks.",
"text": "Billetten kostet 100 spenn.",
"translation": "The ticket cost 100 bucks.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"bucks (unit of currency)"
],
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]
],
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]
},
{
"categories": [
"Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
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19,
25
]
],
"english": "When am I going to get that money you owe me?",
"text": "Når skal jeg få de spenna du skylder meg?",
"translation": "When am I going to get that money you owe me?",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"money"
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[
"money",
"money"
]
],
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}
],
"word": "spenn"
}
{
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"word": "spenvidd"
},
{
"word": "spennvidde"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From the verb spenne.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "spennet",
"tags": [
"definite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "spenn",
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"indefinite",
"plural"
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"Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas",
"Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns",
"Norwegian Nynorsk nouns",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries"
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"glosses": [
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],
"links": [
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]
}
],
"word": "spenn"
}
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