kleini

Old High German

adjective
Definitions
  • small, fine, slender
  • soft, clean
  • smart, thorough, wise, crafty, keen
  • costly

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *klainiz (shining, tender, fine, splendid, precious, splended, clear, brilliantly bright, clean, pure, elegant) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (stick together, stick, glue, spread, smear, paste, smudge, adhere to).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gley-

Gloss

stick together, stick, glue, spread, smear, paste, smudge, adhere to

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Emoji
馃崱 馃崲 馃彂 馃彃 馃 馃ア

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