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"1": "enm",
"2": "suffix",
"altform": "1"
},
"expansion": "-es",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "suffix",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"extra": "-ess",
"word": "-esse"
}
],
"glosses": [
"alternative form of -esse (-ess)"
],
"links": [
[
"-esse",
"-esse#Middle_English:_-ess"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative",
"morpheme"
]
}
],
"word": "-es"
}
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