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"A heifer (young female cow)."
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},
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"ipa": "/kweː/",
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}
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},
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"form": "que",
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"form": "quy",
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"alternative"
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},
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"Middle English lemmas",
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"Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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"A heifer (young female cow)."
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"(Northern, Lincolnshire) A heifer (young female cow)."
],
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}
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"Northern"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/kwiː/",
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},
{
"ipa": "/kwei̯/",
"note": "earlier"
},
{
"ipa": "/kweː/",
"note": "later; from Old Norse *kviga?"
}
],
"word": "quye"
}
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