Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -izən

Noun

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vliezen

  1. plural of vlies

Middle High German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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Descendants

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  • German: fließen

References

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