"Schlei" meaning in English

See Schlei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from German Schlei, found in Old Saxon as Slia (modern Low German Slie) and Old Danish as Slæ, compare slæe (“algae, seaweed”)," presumably related to Proto-Germanic *slīmą. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Schlei}} German Schlei, {{cog|nds|Slie}} Low German Slie, {{der|en|gem-pro|*slīmą}} Proto-Germanic *slīmą Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Schlei
  1. An estuary in Germany, in the region of Schleswig-Holstein. Wikipedia link: Schlei Categories (place): Germany
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