vleder

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *fleþarô (“wing”), probably related to *fifaldǭ (“butterfly”).

Noun

vlēder m

1. wing

   Synonyms: vlerc, vlueghel, vloghel

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• vlēderen, vledderen
• vlēdermuus
• vlēderslagen

 

Descendants

• West Flemish: vleire

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vleder (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II