See soule in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
"Middle English lemmas",
"Middle English nouns",
"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"enm:Emotions",
"enm:Human",
"enm:Lifeforms",
"enm:Mind",
"enm:Religion"
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"head_templates": [
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"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "noun"
},
"expansion": "soule",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"extra": "staff, stake",
"word": "sowel"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Alternative form of sowel (“staff, stake”)"
],
"links": [
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"sowel",
"sowel#Middle_English:_staff"
]
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],
"word": "soule"
}
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