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"To seize; catch; apprehend."
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"(transitive) To seize; catch; apprehend."
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"roman": "greipan",
"sense": "to seize or catch",
"word": "𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽"
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"sense": "to seize or catch",
"word": "pārau"
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"sense": "to seize or catch",
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"To obtain."
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"(transitive) To obtain."
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"(transitive) To seize; catch; apprehend."
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"code": "got",
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"roman": "greipan",
"sense": "to seize or catch",
"word": "𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽"
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"sense": "to seize or catch",
"word": "ἐφάπτω"
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to seize or catch",
"word": "pārau"
},
{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to seize or catch",
"word": "rarahu"
}
],
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}
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