gleĝ-

gleĝ-
    gleĝ-
    English meaning: soft, tender
    Deutsche Übersetzung: “weich, zart”
    Material: Nasalized in O.Ice. kløkkr “ soft, pliable, flexible, sentimental “ (from *klinku̯az), O.Ice. kløkkva “ become soft, show faintheartedness or grief, groan, moan”, Swe. kläcka “frighten” (*klinkwan), aDan. kliunka ds., Dan. klynke “ whimper “, compare in addition the causative O.N. kløkkva ‘soft make”, Swe. dial. kläkka “melt” (*klankwjan); N.Ger. klinker “tender, weak, lean “; Lith. glẽžnas “tender, soft, flabby”, gležnù s ds., glęžtù, gležaũ , glèžti “ soft, slack, become wilted “, Ltv. glęzns; Bulg. glézъ, glezíl “ forgive, coddle “, razgléza “ corruptness, unmannerliness “.
    References: WP. I 661.

Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary. 2015.

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