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"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
"word": "meyne"
}
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"categories": [
"Middle English alternative forms",
"Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"enm:Chess",
"enm:Collectives",
"enm:Family",
"enm:Household",
"enm:Military"
],
"etymology_number": 3,
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"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "noun",
"altform": "1"
},
"expansion": "meyne",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "mayn"
}
],
"glosses": [
"alternative form of mayn"
],
"links": [
[
"mayn",
"mayn#Middle_English"
]
],
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]
}
],
"word": "meyne"
}
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-02-08 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-02-01 using wiktextract (f492ef9 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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