See fader in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "fadren"
}
],
"glosses": [
"alternative form of fadren"
],
"links": [
[
"fadren",
"fadren#Middle_English"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
"word": "fader"
}
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