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German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German gelîken, from Old Saxon gilīkōn, from Proto-Germanic *galīkōną. Cognate with Dutch gelijken, German gleichen.
Verb
glieken (past singular gleek, past participle gleken, auxiliary verb hebben or wesen)
- to resemble
Conjugation
Conjugation of glieken (class 1 strong verb)
Low German
Verb
glieken
- (obsolete outside of American Low German) like
References
- Josef Raab, Jan Wirrer, editors (2008), Die deutsche Präsenz in den USA / The German Presence in the U.S.A (in Low German), page 664: “Ein sprachliches Relikt, das im American Low German überdauert hat und in den Herkunftsterritorien heute nicht mehr vorkommt, ist der Gebrauch des Verbums glieken im Sinne von 'gern haben' oder 'gern mögen', [...]”