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Schlei
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en de Schlei, found in Old Saxon as osx Slia (modern nds Slie) and Old Danish as gmq-oda Slæ, compare da slæe algae, seaweed," presumably related to en gem-pro *slīmą. Wolfgang Laur: Historisches Ortsnamenlexikon von Schleswig-Holstein, 2. Auflage, Neumünster 1992, S. 575
Proper noun
An estuary in Germany, in the region of Schleswig-Holstein.
References
Anagrams
en cehils lechis sichel chesil chisel chiels Chiles Schiel elchis liches chiles
en Germany
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb gmh slīge, from lb goh slīo, perhaps ultimately from the root of lb Schläim slime. Cognate with de Schleie.
Pronunciation
lb /ʃlɑɪ̯/
Noun
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tench
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lb Cyprinids