See gar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "Gārdene"
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{
"word": "gārlēac"
},
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"word": "gārseċġ"
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"word": "nafugār"
},
{
"word": "Ælfgār"
},
{
"word": "Æþelgār"
},
{
"word": "Cūþgār"
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{
"word": "Cynegār"
},
{
"word": "Ēadgār"
},
{
"word": "Friþugār"
},
{
"word": "Gārberht"
},
{
"word": "Gārheard"
},
{
"word": "Gārmund"
},
{
"word": "Gārwald"
},
{
"word": "Gārwulf"
},
{
"word": "Heorugār"
},
{
"word": "Hrōþgār"
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{
"word": "Lēofgār"
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"word": "Ōsgār"
},
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"word": "Siġegār"
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"word": "Þēodgār"
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],
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}
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