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"categories": [
"Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
"Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms",
"Norwegian Bokmål verb forms",
"Pages with 4 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"form_of": [
{
"word": "sponse"
}
],
"glosses": [
"imperative of sponse"
],
"links": [
[
"sponse",
"sponse#Norwegian_Bokmål"
]
],
"tags": [
"form-of",
"imperative"
]
}
],
"word": "spons"
}
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