See lyoun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
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"lang_code": "en",
"word": "lion"
},
{
"lang": "Scots",
"lang_code": "sco",
"word": "lion"
},
{
"lang": "Yola",
"lang_code": "yol",
"word": "leeoon"
},
{
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"lang_code": "yol",
"word": "leioon"
}
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},
{
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"2": "la",
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},
"expansion": "Latin leōnem",
"name": "der"
},
{
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"1": "enm",
"2": "grc",
"3": "λέων"
},
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}
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"etymology_text": "From Old French leon, leun, liun, from Latin leōnem, accusative of leō, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).",
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"plural"
]
},
{
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},
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"alternative"
]
},
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"form": "lioun",
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"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "lyon",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "liun",
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"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "lyoone",
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"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "leun",
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"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "lyoon",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "lyown",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "lyun",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "leoun",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "lyone",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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"g": "",
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"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "lyoun (plural lyouns)",
"name": "enm-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "65 3 29 3",
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "47 2 49 2",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "43 6 47 5",
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"orig": "enm:Carnivores",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "63 3 31 3",
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
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},
{
"_dis": "51 10 35 4",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "enm",
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"orig": "enm:Mammals",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
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{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
29,
34
]
],
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[
33,
37
]
],
"english": "And the first beast [was] like a lion; and the second beast [was] like a calf; and the third beast had a face like a human; and the fourth beast [was] like an eagle flying.",
"ref": "c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Apocalips 4:7, folio 118, verso, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:",
"text": "⁊ þe firſte beeſte .· liyk a lioun / ⁊ þe ſecounde beeſte .· lijk a calf / ⁊ þe þꝛidde beeſte .· hauynge a face as of a man / ⁊ þe fourþe beeſte .· liyk an egle fleynge",
"translation": "And the first beast [was] like a lion; and the second beast [was] like a calf; and the third beast had a face like a human; and the fourth beast [was] like an eagle flying.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"lion (The felid Panthera leo)"
],
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[
"lion",
"lion"
],
[
"felid",
"felid#English"
],
[
"Panthera leo",
"Panthera leo#Translingual"
]
]
},
{
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{
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"kind": "other",
"langcode": "enm",
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"orig": "enm:Heraldry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
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"A depiction of a lion (as in heraldry)."
],
"id": "en-lyoun-enm-noun-T42gw1yO",
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[
"heraldry",
"heraldry#English"
]
]
},
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"_dis": "34 11 45 10",
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"name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "47 2 49 2",
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"parents": [],
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},
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},
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},
{
"_dis": "43 6 47 5",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "enm",
"name": "Carnivores",
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"parents": [],
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}
],
"glosses": [
"Leo (the constellation or astrological sign)"
],
"id": "en-lyoun-enm-noun-IfTR8sBh",
"links": [
[
"Leo",
"Leo"
],
[
"constellation",
"constellation#English"
]
]
},
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"categories": [
{
"_dis": "0 0 0 100",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "enm",
"name": "People",
"orig": "enm:People",
"parents": [],
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}
],
"glosses": [
"An unjust or ferocious individual."
],
"id": "en-lyoun-enm-noun-jIAupPHL",
"raw_glosses": [
"(figurative) An unjust or ferocious individual."
],
"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/liːˈuːn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/liˈuːn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/lɛːˈuːn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/lɛˈuːn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈliːun/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈlɛːun/"
},
{
"ipa": "/-oːn/"
}
],
"word": "lyoun"
}
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"Middle English lemmas",
"Middle English nouns",
"Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
"Middle English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
"Middle English terms derived from Latin",
"Middle English terms derived from Old French",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"enm:Astrology",
"enm:Astronomy",
"enm:Carnivores",
"enm:Felids",
"enm:Heraldry",
"enm:Mammals",
"enm:People"
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"word": "lion"
},
{
"lang": "Scots",
"lang_code": "sco",
"word": "lion"
},
{
"lang": "Yola",
"lang_code": "yol",
"word": "leeoon"
},
{
"lang": "Yola",
"lang_code": "yol",
"word": "leioon"
}
],
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"args": {
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"2": "fro",
"3": "leon"
},
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"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "la",
"3": "leōnem"
},
"expansion": "Latin leōnem",
"name": "der"
},
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"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "grc",
"3": "λέων"
},
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From Old French leon, leun, liun, from Latin leōnem, accusative of leō, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).",
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{
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"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "lion",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "leon",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "lioun",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "lyon",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "liun",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "lyoone",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "leun",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "lyoon",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "lyown",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "lyun",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "leoun",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "lyone",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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"g": "",
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"expansion": "lyoun",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "lyoun (plural lyouns)",
"name": "enm-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
29,
34
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
33,
37
]
],
"english": "And the first beast [was] like a lion; and the second beast [was] like a calf; and the third beast had a face like a human; and the fourth beast [was] like an eagle flying.",
"ref": "c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Apocalips 4:7, folio 118, verso, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:",
"text": "⁊ þe firſte beeſte .· liyk a lioun / ⁊ þe ſecounde beeſte .· lijk a calf / ⁊ þe þꝛidde beeſte .· hauynge a face as of a man / ⁊ þe fourþe beeſte .· liyk an egle fleynge",
"translation": "And the first beast [was] like a lion; and the second beast [was] like a calf; and the third beast had a face like a human; and the fourth beast [was] like an eagle flying.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"lion (The felid Panthera leo)"
],
"links": [
[
"lion",
"lion"
],
[
"felid",
"felid#English"
],
[
"Panthera leo",
"Panthera leo#Translingual"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A depiction of a lion (as in heraldry)."
],
"links": [
[
"heraldry",
"heraldry#English"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Leo (the constellation or astrological sign)"
],
"links": [
[
"Leo",
"Leo"
],
[
"constellation",
"constellation#English"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"An unjust or ferocious individual."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(figurative) An unjust or ferocious individual."
],
"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/liːˈuːn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/liˈuːn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/lɛːˈuːn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/lɛˈuːn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈliːun/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈlɛːun/"
},
{
"ipa": "/-oːn/"
}
],
"word": "lyoun"
}
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