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An alternative or variant form of a word or morpheme.
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The old þina, g. s. of þu, = of-thee, has such sideforms as the oldest Swedish sina, gen. sing, of the reflective pronoun, and as the M. Goth. seina, […]
Whether sen, ten etc. are sometimes side-forms to se, te etc. after ne : nen, is a question that need not occupy us here.
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The normal treatment of ṛ is threefold: a, i, and u, or the side[-]forms ra, ri, and ru.
This word is from ON sætr, 'mountain pasture', or its sideform setr, 'a seat, residence', and it was used both in personal and place-names, in the homeland as well as in some of the Western settlements.
Swedish, Danish and Norwegian om derives from Old Swedish, Old Danish and Old Norwegian um respectively, and ultimately from äm, æm, em, which most likely were sideforms of ef […]
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A process for setting concrete which uses forms to confine the concrete to the desired width.
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Two basic methods of paving are in use in South Africa, namely, sideform and slipform. With the sideform method, metal sideforms are used to confine the concrete to the desired width.
Any of the forms used when setting concrete with this method.
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As part of a larger arrow diagram, a contractor wants to include the following activities related to construction of a foundation for a light commercial building: place steel sideforms; pour foundation; excavate for foundation […]