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vly en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /vlaɪ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Attested chiefly as vly, rarely as vlaie or fly. From a dialectal form of Middle Dutch valeye, which meant "valley" in standard Dutch; a semantic shift to meaning "swamp" occurred either in Middle Dutch or independently in the speech of both the Dutch colonists of America and the Dutch colonists of South Africa (producing vlei).

Meanings

1. (New-York, US, in place names) A small swampy or marshy area, especially near a stream.

Forms

vly en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of vlei.
   alt of vlei

Forms