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ligne.

resemble, look like

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈliːnə]
  1. resemble, look like

  2. take after

  3. be like

  4. assess

Where this word comes from

From Old Danish likna, derived with the inchoative suffix -ne from lig (“similar”). Compare Swedish likna, English liken, Middle Low German līkenen. It has replaced an older verb without -n, *galīkōną, hence Old English ġelīcian, German gleichen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉𐌽 (galeikōn).

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