See folye on Wiktionary
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"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Compare German folgen, Dutch volgen, English follow.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pdc",
"2": "verb"
},
"expansion": "folye",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Pennsylvania German",
"lang_code": "pdc",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header",
"Pennsylvania German lemmas",
"Pennsylvania German verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"to follow"
],
"links": [
[
"follow",
"follow"
]
]
}
],
"word": "folye"
}
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