See derb- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"translation": "sign, portent",
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},
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"english": "family group of four generations",
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{
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},
{
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},
{
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"word": "derbfine"
},
{
"word": "derbforgell"
},
{
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"word": "derbráthair"
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