vlieden

Meaning

1. (archaic,intransitive) to flee, leave quickly
2. (archaic,intransitive) to seek refuge
3. (archaic,intransitive) to retreat
4. (archaic,intransitive) to depart
5. (archaic,intransitive) to disappear, dissipate
6. (archaic,transitive) to avoid
7. (archaic,transitive) to abstain from
8. (archaic,transitive) to turn away from

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvlidə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vlien, from Old Dutch *flion, from Proto-Germanic *fleuhaną. The -d- originates as a hypercorrection probably based on a mistaken assumption of d-weakening (a phenomenon observed in Dutch in words such leder / leer). A similar case of hypercorrection can be found in bevrijden, which also has a hypercorrect -d-.