"mye" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-mye.wav Forms: myes [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|grc|μῦς}} Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} mye f (plural myes)
  1. Mya (taxonomic genre of mollusks) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mye-fr-noun-J1WCmixs Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [Norwegian Bokmål]

IPA: /²myːə/ Forms: mer [comparative], mest [indefinite, superlative], meste [definite, superlative]
Etymology: From Old Norse mykit, a newer variant of mikit, itself the neuter form of the adjective mikill (“big, large, great”), from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål and Danish meget, Swedish mycket, Icelandic mikill and English much. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|mykit}} Old Norse mykit, {{m|non|mikit}} mikit, {{m|non|mikill||big, large, great}} mikill (“big, large, great”), {{der|nb|gem-pro|*mikilaz}} Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, {{der|nb|ine-pro|*meǵh₂-}} Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-, {{cog|da|meget}} Danish meget, {{cog|sv|mycket}} Swedish mycket, {{cog|is|mikill}} Icelandic mikill, {{cog|en|much}} English much Head templates: {{head|nb|adjective|indeclinable||comparative|mer|indefinite superlative|mest|definite superlative|meste}} mye (indeclinable, comparative mer, indefinite superlative mest, definite superlative meste)
  1. Existing in large quantities: lots of, a lot (of), many, a great deal (of), much (antonym to lite, "small", "little") Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-mye-nb-adj-Ulo19XgZ
  2. Used as a noun: much, a lot of (things), a great deal Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-mye-nb-adj-g9eLX1gV
  3. much, far, a great deal (in a comparative sense, functions as an adverb) Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-mye-nb-adj--0zGpUws
  4. (as a verb-modifying adverb) much, a great deal, a good deal, a lot Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-mye-nb-adj-OYqzuvoJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: atskillig, bråtevis, en del (english: god, hel, stor), en masse, fullt av, haugevis, mangt, massevis (alt: av), mengdevis, plenty, rikelig (alt: av, med) Derived forms: få mye for pengene (english: make one's money go a long way), get one's money worth, get value for money (english: get much for the money) [literally], for mye og for lite skjemmer alt (english: enough is as good as a feast) [literally], gjøre for mye ut av (english: make too much fuss of) [literally], ikke mye å rope hurra for (english: not much to cheer about) [literally], man skal høre mye før ørene faller av (english: be hardly able/unable to believe one's ears) [literally], mye vil ha mer (english: give him an inch and he'll take a mile) [literally], så mye du vil (english: as much as you like), as much as you want, uten så mye som å takke (english: without so much as a) [literally]

Adjective [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /²myːə/
Etymology: From Old Norse mykit, from mikit, neuter of mikill. Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|mykit}} Old Norse mykit, {{m|non|mikit}} mikit, {{m|non|mikill}} mikill Head templates: {{head|nn|adjective}} mye
  1. (pre-2012 or dialectal) alternative form of mykje Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mykje Synonyms: mygje [alternative]
    Sense id: en-mye-nn-adj-~UcxzIzE Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Yola]

IPA: /miː/
Etymology: From Middle English mayen, from Old English magan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan. Etymology templates: {{inh|yol|enm|mowen|mayen}} Middle English mayen, {{inh|yol|ang|magan}} Old English magan, {{inh|yol|gmw-pro|*magan}} Proto-West Germanic *magan Head templates: {{head|yol|verb}} mye
  1. may Synonyms: mey, mai, maa, ma, meigh Related terms: mought (english: might)
    Sense id: en-mye-yol-verb-7k2YjGXe Categories (other): Yola entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs)",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "make one's money go a long way",
      "word": "få mye for pengene"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      ],
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "ikke mye å rope hurra for"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "be hardly able/unable to believe one's ears",
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        "literally"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "give him an inch and he'll take a mile",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
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      "word": "mye vil ha mer"
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      "english": "as much as you like",
      "word": "så mye du vil"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      ],
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        "1": "da",
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      "expansion": "Danish meget",
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  "pos": "adj",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Come on, there's a lot of work to do.",
          "text": "Kom an, det er mye arbeid som må gjøres."
        },
        {
          "english": "There are a lot of strange things in the city.",
          "text": "Det finnes mye rart i byen."
        },
        {
          "text": "Ble det for mye for deg? = was it too much for you?"
        }
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        "Existing in large quantities: lots of, a lot (of), many, a great deal (of), much (antonym to lite, \"small\", \"little\")"
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          "lot"
        ],
        [
          "many",
          "many"
        ],
        [
          "great",
          "great"
        ],
        [
          "deal",
          "deal"
        ],
        [
          "much",
          "much"
        ],
        [
          "lite",
          "lite"
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      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
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    },
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Much could have been done differently in this case.",
          "text": "Mye kunne vært gjort annerledes i denne saken",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used as a noun: much, a lot of (things), a great deal"
      ],
      "id": "en-mye-nb-adj-g9eLX1gV",
      "links": [
        [
          "much",
          "much"
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        [
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          "lot"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "My dad is much stronger than yours.",
          "text": "Faren min er mye sterkere enn din."
        },
        {
          "english": "That house is much bigger than I had expected.",
          "text": "Det huset er mye større enn jeg hadde trodd."
        }
      ],
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        "much, far, a great deal (in a comparative sense, functions as an adverb)"
      ],
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          "much",
          "much"
        ],
        [
          "far",
          "far"
        ]
      ],
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        "indeclinable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Do you jog much in your spare time?",
          "text": "Jogger du mye i fritida?"
        },
        {
          "english": "He drinks a lot.",
          "text": "Han drikker mye."
        }
      ],
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        "much, a great deal, a good deal, a lot"
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          "much",
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        [
          "great",
          "great"
        ],
        [
          "good",
          "good"
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        [
          "deal",
          "deal"
        ],
        [
          "lot",
          "lot"
        ]
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        "(as a verb-modifying adverb) much, a great deal, a good deal, a lot"
      ],
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        "as a verb-modifying adverb"
      ],
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        "indeclinable"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/²myːə/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "atskillig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bråtevis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "god, hel, stor",
      "word": "en del"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "en masse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fullt av"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "haugevis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mangt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "av",
      "word": "massevis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mengdevis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "plenty"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "av, med",
      "word": "rikelig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mye"
}

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          "word": "mykje"
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          "word": "mygje"
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    {
      "ipa": "/²myːə/"
    }
  ],
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}

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        {
          "english": "May thy friend ne'er want welcome, nor the stranger comfort.",
          "ref": "1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 100",
          "text": "Mye thee friend ne're waant welcome, nor straayart comfoort.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "english": "That you may never be unprovided to fill an empty jack and can.",
          "ref": "1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 100",
          "text": "At ye mye ne'er be wooveless ta vill a lear jock an cooan.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "Bad luck may light on Tom Busheare;",
          "ref": "1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 104",
          "text": "Mizluck mye lhygt on Tam Busheare;",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "Long may they live in prosperity;",
          "ref": "1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 104",
          "text": "Lhaung mye thye live in prosperitee;",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "That the piglings and pigs may laugh their overfill.",
          "ref": "1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 106",
          "text": "At skelpearès an slaugheardhès mye leeigh aar oer vill.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "may"
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        {
          "english": "might",
          "word": "mought"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "mey"
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        {
          "word": "mai"
        },
        {
          "word": "maa"
        },
        {
          "word": "ma"
        },
        {
          "word": "meigh"
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      "name": "der"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "myes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "fr",
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        "French entries with incorrect language header",
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        "French lemmas",
        "French nouns",
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        "French terms with audio links"
      ],
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        "Mya (taxonomic genre of mollusks)"
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          "Mya",
          "Mya"
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        "feminine"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "make one's money go a long way",
      "word": "få mye for pengene"
    },
    {
      "word": "get one's money worth"
    },
    {
      "english": "get much for the money",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "get value for money"
    },
    {
      "english": "enough is as good as a feast",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "for mye og for lite skjemmer alt"
    },
    {
      "english": "make too much fuss of",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "gjøre for mye ut av"
    },
    {
      "english": "not much to cheer about",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "ikke mye å rope hurra for"
    },
    {
      "english": "be hardly able/unable to believe one's ears",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "man skal høre mye før ørene faller av"
    },
    {
      "english": "give him an inch and he'll take a mile",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "mye vil ha mer"
    },
    {
      "english": "as much as you like",
      "word": "så mye du vil"
    },
    {
      "word": "as much as you want"
    },
    {
      "english": "without so much as a",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "uten så mye som å takke"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "mykit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse mykit",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "mikit"
      },
      "expansion": "mikit",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "mikill",
        "3": "",
        "4": "big, large, great"
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    },
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*meǵh₂-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "meget"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish meget",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "mycket"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish mycket",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "mikill"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic mikill",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "much"
      },
      "expansion": "English much",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse mykit, a newer variant of mikit, itself the neuter form of the adjective mikill (“big, large, great”), from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål and Danish meget, Swedish mycket, Icelandic mikill and English much.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mest",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meste",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "10": "meste",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "indeclinable",
        "4": "",
        "5": "comparative",
        "6": "mer",
        "7": "indefinite superlative",
        "8": "mest",
        "9": "definite superlative"
      },
      "expansion": "mye (indeclinable, comparative mer, indefinite superlative mest, definite superlative meste)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Come on, there's a lot of work to do.",
          "text": "Kom an, det er mye arbeid som må gjøres."
        },
        {
          "english": "There are a lot of strange things in the city.",
          "text": "Det finnes mye rart i byen."
        },
        {
          "text": "Ble det for mye for deg? = was it too much for you?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Existing in large quantities: lots of, a lot (of), many, a great deal (of), much (antonym to lite, \"small\", \"little\")"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lots",
          "lots"
        ],
        [
          "lot",
          "lot"
        ],
        [
          "many",
          "many"
        ],
        [
          "great",
          "great"
        ],
        [
          "deal",
          "deal"
        ],
        [
          "much",
          "much"
        ],
        [
          "lite",
          "lite"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Much could have been done differently in this case.",
          "text": "Mye kunne vært gjort annerledes i denne saken",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used as a noun: much, a lot of (things), a great deal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "much",
          "much"
        ],
        [
          "lot",
          "lot"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "My dad is much stronger than yours.",
          "text": "Faren min er mye sterkere enn din."
        },
        {
          "english": "That house is much bigger than I had expected.",
          "text": "Det huset er mye større enn jeg hadde trodd."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "much, far, a great deal (in a comparative sense, functions as an adverb)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "much",
          "much"
        ],
        [
          "far",
          "far"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Do you jog much in your spare time?",
          "text": "Jogger du mye i fritida?"
        },
        {
          "english": "He drinks a lot.",
          "text": "Han drikker mye."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "much, a great deal, a good deal, a lot"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "much",
          "much"
        ],
        [
          "great",
          "great"
        ],
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ],
        [
          "deal",
          "deal"
        ],
        [
          "lot",
          "lot"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(as a verb-modifying adverb) much, a great deal, a good deal, a lot"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "as a verb-modifying adverb"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²myːə/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "atskillig"
    },
    {
      "word": "bråtevis"
    },
    {
      "english": "god, hel, stor",
      "word": "en del"
    },
    {
      "word": "en masse"
    },
    {
      "word": "fullt av"
    },
    {
      "word": "haugevis"
    },
    {
      "word": "mangt"
    },
    {
      "alt": "av",
      "word": "massevis"
    },
    {
      "word": "mengdevis"
    },
    {
      "word": "plenty"
    },
    {
      "alt": "av, med",
      "word": "rikelig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mye"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "mykit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse mykit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "mikit"
      },
      "expansion": "mikit",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "mikill"
      },
      "expansion": "mikill",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse mykit, from mikit, neuter of mikill.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "mye",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "mykje"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk dialectal terms",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk pre-2012 forms",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alternative form of mykje"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mykje",
          "mykje#Norwegian Nynorsk"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(pre-2012 or dialectal) alternative form of mykje"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²myːə/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ],
      "word": "mygje"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mye"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yol",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "mowen",
        "4": "mayen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English mayen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yol",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "magan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English magan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yol",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*magan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *magan",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English mayen, from Old English magan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yol",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "mye",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yola",
  "lang_code": "yol",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "might",
      "word": "mought"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yola entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yola lemmas",
        "Yola terms derived from Middle English",
        "Yola terms derived from Old English",
        "Yola terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Yola terms inherited from Middle English",
        "Yola terms inherited from Old English",
        "Yola terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Yola terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Yola terms with homophones",
        "Yola terms with quotations",
        "Yola verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "May thy friend ne'er want welcome, nor the stranger comfort.",
          "ref": "1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 100",
          "text": "Mye thee friend ne're waant welcome, nor straayart comfoort.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "That you may never be unprovided to fill an empty jack and can.",
          "ref": "1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 100",
          "text": "At ye mye ne'er be wooveless ta vill a lear jock an cooan.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "Bad luck may light on Tom Busheare;",
          "ref": "1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 104",
          "text": "Mizluck mye lhygt on Tam Busheare;",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "Long may they live in prosperity;",
          "ref": "1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 104",
          "text": "Lhaung mye thye live in prosperitee;",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "That the piglings and pigs may laugh their overfill.",
          "ref": "1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 106",
          "text": "At skelpearès an slaugheardhès mye leeigh aar oer vill.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "may"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "may",
          "may"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/miː/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mee"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "mey"
    },
    {
      "word": "mai"
    },
    {
      "word": "maa"
    },
    {
      "word": "ma"
    },
    {
      "word": "meigh"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mye"
}

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