lignelse

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ligne +‎ -else. After Middle Low German līkenisse, gelīkenisse, from Proto-West Germanic *galīkanassī, cognate with English likeness, German Gleichnis, Dutch gelijkenis.

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lignelse c (singular definite lignelsen, plural indefinite lignelser)

  1. (theology) a parable (of Jesus)
  2. (literature) a simile (an elaborate metaphor)

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From ligne +‎ -else, possibly from Middle Low German likenisse.

Noun[edit]

lignelse m (definite singular lignelsen, indefinite plural lignelser, definite plural lignelsene)

  1. (in the Bible) a parable

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