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"Indulging in fancies; daydreaming."
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"(rare, dated) Indulging in fancies; daydreaming."
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"word": "foscúil"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to shadow",
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"word": "sceadiht"
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"sense": "of or pertaining to shadow",
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