Glieknis

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German gelîknisse, gelîkenisse (also as lîkenisse), from Old Saxon gilīknessi, from Proto-West Germanic *galīkanassī (“likeness”). Equivalent to gliek +‎ -nis. More at likeness.

Noun

Glieknis n (plural Glieknissen)

  1. likeness
  2. parable; simile
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