German Low German edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Glieknis n (plural Glieknissen)

  1. likeness
  2. parable; simile