See narwe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2003, Akio Oizumi, A Complete Concordance to the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer: A lexical concordance to the works of Geoffrey Chaucer, supplement series, III. v. 1. A-D, →ISBN:",
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"english": "Forth goes her ship throughout the narrow mouth …",
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],
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"(rare, Early Middle English) Severe, rigorous, unforgiving."
],
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"ipa": "/ˈnarwə/"
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"ipa": "/ˈnarɔu̯/"
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"Close, near; without allowing for much space."
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"Compactly, crowdedly; in a packed or non-diffuse way."
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"(rare) Compactly, crowdedly; in a packed or non-diffuse way."
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"(rare) Clingily; in a possessive manner."
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"Sadly; sorrowfully."
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"(rare) Sadly; sorrowfully."
],
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}
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}
],
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"Something narrow or constrictive."
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],
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