See stel 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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"Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ster"
],
[
"hin håle",
"hin håle#Swedish"
],
[
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]
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{
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"indefinite",
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]
},
{
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},
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"source": "inflection",
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"indefinite",
"neuter",
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},
{
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"plural",
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"masculine",
"plural",
"superlative"
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},
{
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17
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17
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],
"english": "It was so awkward when he got super dissed on the dance floor.",
"text": "Det vart så stelt när han blev totaldissad på dansgolvet.",
"translation": "It was so awkward when he got super dissed on the dance floor.",
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"Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
"Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish",
"Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European"
],
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[
"stirder",
"stirder#Old_Swedish"
],
[
"styrdher",
"styrdher#Old_Swedish"
],
[
"stirðr",
"stirðr#Old_Norse"
],
[
"*sterþjaz",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sterþjaz"
],
[
"*ster",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/ster"
],
[
"hin håle",
"hin håle#Swedish"
],
[
"utböling",
"utböling#Swedish"
]
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"tags": [
"comparative"
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{
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"superlative"
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Download raw JSONL data for stel meaning in Swedish (5.4kB)
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