See launcen on Wiktionary
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"To strike forwards with a weapon."
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"To spring or leap forwards."
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"To run or charge towards."
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"To grow; to spring up."
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"(of plants, rare) To grow; to spring up."
],
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},
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"ipa": "/ˈlansən/"
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],
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"source": "conjugation",
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"form": "launcen",
"source": "conjugation",
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"infinitive"
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"source": "conjugation",
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"infinitive"
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"source": "conjugation",
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"source": "conjugation",
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"source": "conjugation",
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"past",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
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"present",
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},
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"source": "conjugation",
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"imperative",
"past",
"singular"
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},
{
"form": "launcen",
"source": "conjugation",
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"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
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"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
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"form": "launceden",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
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"form": "launcede",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "launceth",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "launce",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "launcynge",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "launcende",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "launced",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "ylaunced",
"source": "conjugation",
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"past"
]
},
{
"form": "lance",
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]
},
{
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},
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"To strike forwards with a weapon."
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"To spring or leap forwards."
],
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[
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[
"charge",
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"To grow; to spring up."
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[
"spring",
"spring"
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],
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"(of plants, rare) To grow; to spring up."
],
"raw_tags": [
"of plants"
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈlau̯nsən/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈlansən/"
}
],
"word": "launcen"
}
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