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"5": "to deceive"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"3": "*bʰleyǵ-"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "blekkja",
"3": "",
"4": "to deceive, cheat, impose upon"
},
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"name": "cog"
}
],
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],
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],
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]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A sidelong glance."
],
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[
"sidelong",
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],
[
"glance",
"glance"
]
]
}
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},
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},
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"tags": [
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],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
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}
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English terms derived from Old French",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
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"2": "fro",
"3": "blanchir",
"4": "",
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},
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"name": "uder"
}
],
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"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "blenching",
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"present"
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},
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"word": "unblenching"
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"English terms with obsolete senses"
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"To blanch."
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"(obsolete) To blanch."
],
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}
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"tags": [
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