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"1": "enm",
"2": "noun"
},
"expansion": "den",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "dynne"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Alternative form of dynne"
],
"links": [
[
"dynne",
"dynne#Middle English"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
"word": "den"
}
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