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},
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"form": "gilla",
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"_dis": "27 72 1",
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"_dis": "16 8 76",
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},
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"_dis": "7 4 33 12 14 9 13 7",
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"_dis": "8 4 33 12 14 9 13 7",
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"ipa": "/ˈɡʲil̪ə/"
}
],
"word": "gilla"
}
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"Middle Irish masculine nouns",
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"Middle Irish terms derived from Old Norse",
"Middle Irish terms with unknown etymologies",
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},
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"word": "gillaighecht"
},
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"word": "gillán"
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"word": "gillanrad"
},
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"word": "gillarad"
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"lang_code": "ga",
"word": "giolla"
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{
"lang": "Manx",
"lang_code": "gv",
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},
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"lang_code": "gd",
"word": "gille"
}
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"form": "gilla",
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"3": "plural",
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"name": "head"
}
],
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"text": "Dauid in gille dáne",
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}
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],
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},
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]
],
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},
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"messenger",
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"page",
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],
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]
],
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}
],
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"ipa": "/ˈɡʲil̪ə/"
}
],
"word": "gilla"
}
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