See staf on Wiktionary
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"word": "stafslynge"
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"A staff, rod or pole; a relatively long, narrow, and thin object:",
"A staff used to support one's movement; a crutch."
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"A staff, rod or pole; a relatively long, narrow, and thin object:",
"A blunt or poled weapon; a club or mace."
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"rod",
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"A staff, rod or pole; a relatively long, narrow, and thin object:",
"A clerical staff, often curled; a crozier."
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"rod",
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"A staff, rod or pole; a relatively long, narrow, and thin object:",
"A staff serving as an emblem of authority and rulership."
],
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"rod",
"rod"
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"pole",
"pole"
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"A staff, rod or pole; a relatively long, narrow, and thin object:",
"A bar of a ladder (either vertical or horizontal)"
],
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"staff",
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[
"rod",
"rod"
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[
"pole",
"pole"
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"A staff, rod or pole; a relatively long, narrow, and thin object:",
"A rod for conveying or transporting items upon."
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"staff",
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"rod",
"rod"
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"pole",
"pole"
]
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"glosses": [
"A staff, rod or pole; a relatively long, narrow, and thin object:",
"A staff for blending or mixing ingredients."
],
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"staff",
"staff"
],
[
"rod",
"rod"
],
[
"pole",
"pole"
]
]
},
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"Early Middle English"
],
"glosses": [
"A letter of the alphabet."
],
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"(Early Middle English) A letter of the alphabet."
],
"tags": [
"Early-Middle-English"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"One's nourishment or lifeblood; that which aids one."
],
"links": [
[
"lifeblood",
"lifeblood"
]
],
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"(figurative) One's nourishment or lifeblood; that which aids one."
],
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"figuratively"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A metaphorical arm or weapon; a tool of figurative battle."
],
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"(figurative) A metaphorical arm or weapon; a tool of figurative battle."
],
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"figuratively"
]
},
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"Middle English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"A limb, tillow or twig."
],
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"tillow",
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]
],
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"(rare) A limb, tillow or twig."
],
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"rare"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"A measure for area."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) A measure for area."
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"A poetic verse."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) A poetic verse."
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/staf/"
},
{
"ipa": "/staːf/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈstaːv(ə)/"
}
],
"word": "staf"
}
{
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"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"word": "stav"
}
],
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"2": "non",
"3": "stafr"
},
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"name": "inh"
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],
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"form": "stawæ",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"2": "noun",
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"Old Danish lemmas",
"Old Danish masculine nouns",
"Old Danish nouns",
"Old Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
"Old Danish terms inherited from Old Norse",
"Pages with 8 entries",
"Pages with entries"
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"a staff, a rod"
],
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"staff",
"staff"
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[
"rod",
"rod"
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"1": "sv",
"2": "nouns"
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"expansion": "staf",
"name": "head"
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],
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"lang_code": "sv",
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{
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{
"word": "stav"
}
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"Pages with 8 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
"Swedish lemmas",
"Swedish nouns",
"Swedish obsolete forms"
],
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"obsolete spelling of stav"
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"stav",
"stav#Swedish"
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}
],
"word": "staf"
}
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