An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Gleichnis

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Gleichnis
Friedrich Kluge2511340An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — Gleichnis1891John Francis Davis

Gleichnis, n., ‘similitude, allegory, parable,’ from MidHG. gelîchnisse, |. ni., OHG. gilîhnissa, f., ‘copy, model, parable.’ —