vleien
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈvlɛi̯.ə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (ambitransitive) to flatter, coax, sweet-talk, wheedle (praise excessively and disingenuously)
- (transitive) to convince, talk into, talk over
- (transitive) to entice, lure, seduce
- (transitive) to fondle, pet, stroke
- (transitive) To flatter (present disingenuously)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch vleien inherited from Old Dutch *fleien inherited from Proto-Germanic *flaihijaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*flaihijaną