funkeln in Low German

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Etymology: From Middle Low German vunkeln, equivalent to Funk + -eln. Cognate with German funkeln. Etymology templates: {{inh|nds|gml|vunkeln}} Middle Low German vunkeln, {{af|nds|Funk|-eln}} Funk + -eln, {{cog|de|funkeln}} German funkeln Head templates: {{head|nds|verb}} funkeln, {{tlb|nds|GLG}} (German Low German)

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        "1": "nds",
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        "3": "vunkeln"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German vunkeln",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "2": "Funk",
        "3": "-eln"
      },
      "expansion": "Funk + -eln",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "funkeln"
      },
      "expansion": "German funkeln",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German vunkeln, equivalent to Funk + -eln. Cognate with German funkeln.",
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    {
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        "1": "nds",
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      },
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        "1": "nds",
        "2": "GLG"
      },
      "expansion": "(German Low German)",
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    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sparkle"
      ],
      "id": "en-funkeln-nds-verb-dOR31kN6",
      "links": [
        [
          "sparkle",
          "sparkle"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "blinken"
        },
        {
          "word": "blinkern"
        },
        {
          "word": "glinstern"
        },
        {
          "word": "tinkeln"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "funkeln"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "vunkeln"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German vunkeln",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "Funk",
        "3": "-eln"
      },
      "expansion": "Funk + -eln",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "funkeln"
      },
      "expansion": "German funkeln",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German vunkeln, equivalent to Funk + -eln. Cognate with German funkeln.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "funkeln",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "GLG"
      },
      "expansion": "(German Low German)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "nds",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Low German verbs",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sparkle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sparkle",
          "sparkle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "blinken"
    },
    {
      "word": "blinkern"
    },
    {
      "word": "glinstern"
    },
    {
      "word": "tinkeln"
    }
  ],
  "word": "funkeln"
}

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"funkeln" meaning in Low German

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