See greyn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "greyn"
}
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"categories": [
"Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
"Middle English lemmas",
"Middle English nouns",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"enm:Agriculture",
"enm:Appearance",
"enm:Fabrics",
"enm:Fruits",
"enm:Grains",
"enm:Plants",
"enm:Spices"
],
"etymology_number": 2,
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "noun"
},
"expansion": "greyn",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "grayn"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Alternative form of grayn"
],
"links": [
[
"grayn",
"grayn#Middle_English"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
"word": "greyn"
}
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