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"word": "не́жный"
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"Soft; tender; sensitive; yielding."
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"(now UK dialectal) Soft; tender; sensitive; yielding."
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"(now UK dialectal) Delicate; weak; poor-spirited; susceptible to cold weather, harsh conditions etc."
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"British English",
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"(now UK dialectal) Soft; friable; crumbly."
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
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"word": "fredolic"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "delicate, weak, poor-spirited, susc. to cold",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "frileuse"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "delicate, weak, poor-spirited, susc. to cold",
"word": "kälteempfindlich"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "delicate, weak, poor-spirited, susc. to cold",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "friorento"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "delicate, weak, poor-spirited, susc. to cold",
"word": "friguros"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "néžnyj",
"sense": "delicate, weak, poor-spirited, susc. to cold",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "не́жный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "delicate, weak, poor-spirited, susc. to cold",
"word": "friolento"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "delicate, weak, poor-spirited, susc. to cold",
"word": "friolero"
}
],
"word": "nesh"
}
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
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"English terms derived from Old English",
"English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms inherited from Old English",
"English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
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"Rhymes:English/ɛʃ",
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"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "neschen"
},
"expansion": "Middle English neschen",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "hnesċan"
},
"expansion": "Old English hnesċan",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "hnesċian",
"3": "",
"4": "to make soft, soften; become soft, give way, waver"
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"name": "m"
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*hnaskwōn",
"t": "to make soft"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *hnaskwōn (“to make soft”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*knēs-"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ine-pro",
"2": "*kenes-",
"t": "to scratch, scrape, rub"
},
"expansion": "*kenes- (“to scratch, scrape, rub”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "goh",
"2": "nascōn"
},
"expansion": "Old High German nascōn",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "naschen",
"3": "",
"4": "to nibble, pinch"
},
"expansion": "German naschen (“to nibble, pinch”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "\"to nibble at, parasitise, squander\"; > German <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"de\">naschen</i> (“to nibble, pinch”)"
},
"expansion": "(\"to nibble at, parasitise, squander\"; > German naschen (“to nibble, pinch”))",
"name": "gloss"
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "nosh"
},
"expansion": "Doublet of nosh",
"name": "doublet"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English neschen, from Old English hnesċan, hnesċian (“to make soft, soften; become soft, give way, waver”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnaskwōn (“to make soft”), from Proto-Indo-European *knēs-, *kenes- (“to scratch, scrape, rub”). Cognate with Old High German nascōn (\"to nibble at, parasitise, squander\"; > German naschen (“to nibble, pinch”)). Doublet of nosh.",
"forms": [
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"form": "neshes",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "neshing",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "neshed",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "neshed",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
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"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
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"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To make soft, tender, or weak."
],
"links": [
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"weak",
"weak"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To make soft, tender, or weak."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English dialectal terms",
"English intransitive verbs",
"Northern England English"
],
"glosses": [
"To act timidly."
],
"links": [
[
"act",
"act"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, dialectal, Northern England) To act timidly."
],
"tags": [
"Northern-England",
"dialectal",
"intransitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/nɛʃ/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛʃ"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nesh.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f9/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-nesh.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-nesh.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f9/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-nesh.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-nesh.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"word": "nesh"
}
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