See svefn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
{
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},
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},
{
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},
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},
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},
"expansion": "Old Irish suan",
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},
{
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},
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}
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"source": "declension",
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"source": "declension",
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]
},
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"source": "declension",
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"indefinite",
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]
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"word": "sofa"
},
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}
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},
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}
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"nsd": "svefninn",
"nsi": "svefn",
"stem": "strong a-stem",
"title": "svefn"
},
"name": "non-decl-blank-full"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "svefn",
"2": "nsi"
},
"name": "non-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "svefninn",
"2": "nsd"
},
"name": "non-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "svefnar",
"2": "npi"
},
"name": "non-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "svefnarnir",
"2": "npd"
},
"name": "non-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "svefn",
"2": "asi"
},
"name": "non-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "svefninn",
"2": "asd"
},
"name": "non-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "svefna",
"2": "api"
},
"name": "non-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "svefnana",
"2": "apd"
},
"name": "non-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "svefni",
"2": "dsi"
},
"name": "non-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "svefninum",
"2": "dsd"
},
"name": "non-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "svefnum",
"2": "dpi"
},
"name": "non-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "svefnunum",
"2": "dpd"
},
"name": "non-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "svefns",
"2": "gsi"
},
"name": "non-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "svefnsins",
"2": "gsd"
},
"name": "non-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "svefna",
"2": "gpi"
},
"name": "non-decl-cell"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "svefnanna",
"2": "gpd"
},
"name": "non-decl-cell"
}
],
"lang": "Old Norse",
"lang_code": "non",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"word": "sofa"
},
{
"word": "sofna"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"sleep"
],
"links": [
[
"sleep",
"sleep"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"dream"
],
"links": [
[
"dream",
"dream"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
}
],
"word": "svefn"
}
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