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glei

English

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Noun

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glei (plural gleis)

  1. Alternative form of gley

Verb

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glei (third-person singular simple present gleis, present participle gleiing, simple past and past participle gleied)

  1. Alternative form of gley
    • 1949, Jacob Samuel Joffe, Pedology, page 426:
      These depend in a large measure on the movement of the moisture which brings about the gleiing effects, i.e., the rapidity with which the solution introduces changes in the soil.

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Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German gelīch, from Old High German gilīh, from Proto-West Germanic *galīk, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz. Cognates include German gleich, Dutch gelijk, English alike, Yiddish גלײַך (glaykh), Old Norse líkr, glíkr, and Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (galeiks).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡ̥lɑɛ̯/
  • IPA(key): /ɡ̥læː/ (East Central, Vienna)

Adverb

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glei

  1. alike
    Dem seine Buidln schaugn ålle glei aus. ― His pictures all look alike.
  2. in a moment
    Woat, i kumm glei umme. ― Hold on, I'll come over in a moment.
    Glei is fertig. ― It'll be finished in a moment.
  3. at once, at a time, simultaneously
    De Schraufn woarn so günstig, håb i ma glei zwoa Packln kaft. ― The screws were so cheap I bough two packets at once.
  4. right; just; directly
    Mei Auto steht glei um d'Eckn. ― My car is just around the corner.
    Der Christkindlmårkt is glei vuam Råthaus. ― The Christkindl market is right in front of the city hall.
  5. now; immediately; right away; straight away
    I wui's glei håbn! ― I want it now!
    Se is hoamkemma und håd se glei niederglegt. ― She came home and immediately went to bed.
    Des kånnst glei vergessn. ― You can forget about that straight away.
    I håb's jå glei gsågt. ― I told you right away.
  6. as well (with kenna; often with jå)
    De Schraufn san so günstig, då kå i ma glei zwoa Packln kafa. ― The screws are so cheap I might as well buy two packets.
    Då kå ma is Heisl jå glei åreißn. ― You might as well tear the house down.
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East Central German

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Etymology

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Compare German gleich.

Adjective

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glei

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) equal
  2. (Erzgebirgisch) same; very similar

Adverb

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glei

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) alike
  2. (Erzgebirgisch) in a moment
  3. (Erzgebirgisch) at once, at a time, simultaneously
  4. (Erzgebirgisch) right; just; directly
  5. (Erzgebirgisch) now; immediately; straight away

Further reading

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  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 53:

Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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glei

  1. simple past of gli
  2. simple past of glide

Alternative forms

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