vliezen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -izən

Noun

vliezen

  1. plural of vlies

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German flioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *fleutan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈvlɪe̯sən/, /ˈflɪe̯sən/

Verb

vlieȥen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present vliuȥet, past tense vlōȥ, past participle gevloȥȥen, past subjunctive vlüȥȥe, auxiliary sīn)

  1. (of liquids) to flow, run
    Synonym: rinnen
    daȥ lant, daȥ milche unde honeges ist vlieȥendeland overflowing in milk and honey
    Ūȥ dir vlōȥ diu rinne aller genāde.Out of thee flowed the gutter of all grace.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • German: fließen

References

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “vliezen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel