vlechten

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvlɛx.tə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: vlech‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɛxtən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vlechten, from Old Dutch *flehtan, from Proto-Germanic *flehtaną.

Verb

vlechten

1. (transitive, intransitive) to braid

Inflection

Conjugation of vlechten (strong class 3)
infinitive	vlechten
past singular	vlocht
past participle	gevlochten
infinitive	vlechten
gerund	vlechten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	vlecht	vlocht
2nd person sing. (jij)	vlecht	vlocht
2nd person sing. (u)	vlecht	vlocht
2nd person sing. (gij)	vlecht	vlocht
3rd person singular	vlecht	vlocht
plural	vlechten	vlochten
subjunctive sing.1	vlechte	vlochte
subjunctive plur.1	vlechten	vlochten
imperative sing.	vlecht
imperative plur.1	vlecht
participles	vlechtend	gevlochten
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• vlechtwerk

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vleg

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vlechten

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of vlecht

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *flehtan, from Proto-Germanic *flehtaną.

Verb

vlechten

1. to braid
2. to tangle together

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	vlechten
3rd sg. past	vlacht
3rd pl. past	vlochten
Past participle	vlocht
Infinitive	vlechten
In genitive	vlechtens
In dative	vlechtene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	vlechte	vlacht
2nd singular	vlechts, vlechtes	vlochts, vlochtes
3rd singular	vlecht, vlechtet	vlacht
1st plural	vlechten	vlochten
2nd plural	vlecht, vlechtet	vlocht, vlochtet
3rd plural	vlechten	vlochten
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	vlechte	vlochte
2nd singular	vlechts, vlechtes	vlochtes
3rd singular	vlechte	vlochte
1st plural	vlechten	vlochten
2nd plural	vlecht, vlechtet	vlochtet
3rd plural	vlechten	vlochten
Imperative	Present
Singular	vlecht, vlechte
Plural	vlecht, vlechtet
	Present	Past
Participle	vlechtende	vlocht

Descendants

• Dutch: vlechten
• Limburgish: vlèchte

Further reading

• “vlechten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vlechten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN