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

Concepts

flee

eschew

escape

shun

get away from

run for the hills

fly

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Synonyms

vervliegen

vluchten

ontkomen

ontsnappen

wegvluchten

ontvluchten

Translations

fuggire

fugir

s’enfuir

escapar

huir

fliehen

fugir

fugere

entfliehen

fuir

échapper

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvlidə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: vlien

Inherited from Old Dutch: *flion

In summary

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-.