See bettre on Wiktionary
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"word": "better"
},
{
"word": "bettere"
},
{
"word": "bettir"
},
{
"word": "bettyr"
},
{
"sense": "early",
"word": "beteræ"
},
{
"word": "bætere"
}
],
"word": "bettre"
}
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