See lys in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
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"english": "the Lizard",
"translation": "the Lizard",
"word": "an Lysardh"
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"government"
],
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},
{
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{
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{
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"translation": "embassy",
"word": "lyskannatti"
},
{
"english": "courtroom",
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"word": "stevel an lys"
}
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[
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"(law) court"
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},
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},
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}
],
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"Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
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"Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
"Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
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"(law) court"
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}
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