See hale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"1": "enm",
"2": "adjective",
"altform": "1"
},
"expansion": "hale",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"extra": "holy",
"word": "holy"
}
],
"glosses": [
"alternative form of holy (“holy”)"
],
"links": [
[
"holy",
"holy#Middle_English"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈhaːl(ə)/"
}
],
"word": "hale"
}
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