See hwil on Wiktionary
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},
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},
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"word": "hwil tan"
},
{
"english": "weevil",
"word": "hwilen"
},
{
"english": "cochineal",
"word": "hwilgogh"
}
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"word": "ealle hwīle"
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"english": "moment",
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"word": "hwil bleus bleujen"
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"word": "hwil du"
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"english": "jewel beetle",
"word": "hwil gemm"
},
{
"english": "longhorn",
"word": "hwil hirgorn"
},
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"english": "beet flea beetles",
"word": "hwil hwannen betys"
},
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"english": "flea beetle",
"word": "hwil hwynn"
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"english": "cockchafer",
"word": "hwil knia"
},
{
"english": "moped",
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
"msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Cornish: 'hwil du', originally 'hwil du'",
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