See eld in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
{
"word": "elth"
},
{
"word": "eild"
},
{
"word": "eeld"
},
{
"word": "ild"
},
{
"tags": [
"Scotland"
],
"word": "yeeld"
}
],
"word": "eld"
}
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