vliezen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -izən

Noun

vliezen

  1. plural of vlies

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German fliozan, from Proto-Germanic *fleutaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈvliə̯t͡s̄ən/, /ˈfliə̯t͡s̄ən/

Verb

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

  1. (of liquids) to flow, run
    Synonym: rinnen
    daȥ lant, daȥ milche unde honeges ist vlieȥendeland overflowing in milk and honey

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