lignelse
Danish
[ˈliːnəlsə]
noun
Definitions
- (theology) a parable of Jesus
- (literature) a simile an elaborate metaphor
Etymology
Suffix from Danish ligne (be like, resemble) derived from Middle Low German līkenisse inherited from *galīkanassī (likeness).
Origin
*galīkanassī
Gloss
likeness
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- like English
- likeness English
- mislikeness English
- Gleichnis German
- gelijken Dutch, Flemish
- gelijkenis Dutch, Flemish
- gelicnes Old English
- līcness Old English
- liknesse Middle English
- efterligne Danish
- ligne Danish
- gelîkenisse Middle Dutch
- gilīhnissi Old High German
- gelīchnisse Middle High German
- *galīkanassī gmw-pro
- gilīcnussi Old Dutch
- līkenisse Middle Low German
- giliknessi Old Saxon
- gilīknessi Old Saxon
- likna Old Danish