See mæþ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"args": {
"1": "mǣþ",
"2": "mǣþ",
"3": "mǣþ",
"4": "mǣþ",
"5": "mǣþes",
"6": "mǣþa",
"7": "mǣþe",
"8": "mǣþum",
"num": "",
"title": "",
"type": "strong a-stem"
},
"name": "ang-decl-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"mowing, hay harvest"
],
"links": [
[
"mowing",
"mowing"
],
[
"hay",
"hay"
],
[
"harvest",
"harvest"
]
]
}
],
"word": "mæþ"
}
Download raw JSONL data for mæþ meaning in Old English (7.2kB)
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