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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]glei (plural gleis)
- Alternative form of gley
Verb
[edit]glei (third-person singular simple present gleis, present participle gleiing, simple past and past participle gleied)
- 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.
Anagrams
[edit]Bavarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Adverb
[edit]glei
- alike
- Dem seine Buidln schaugn ålle glei aus. ― His pictures all look alike.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Related terms
[edit]East Central German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]glei
- (Erzgebirgisch) equal
- (Erzgebirgisch) same; very similar
Adverb
[edit]glei
- (Erzgebirgisch) alike
- (Erzgebirgisch) in a moment
- (Erzgebirgisch) at once, at a time, simultaneously
- (Erzgebirgisch) right; just; directly
- (Erzgebirgisch) now; immediately; straight away
Further reading
[edit]- 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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[edit]glei
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