"vlach" meaning in Middle High German

See vlach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈvlax/ (note: before 13ᵗʰ CE), /ˈflax/ (note: before 13ᵗʰ CE) Forms: flach [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old High German flah, from Proto-West Germanic *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz, see also Middle Low German vlak, Middle Dutch vlac. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|gmh|goh|flah|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old High German flah, {{inh+|gmh|goh|flah}} Inherited from Old High German flah, {{inh|gmh|gmw-pro|*flak}} Proto-West Germanic *flak, {{inh|gmh|gem-pro|*flakaz}} Proto-Germanic *flakaz, {{cog|gml|vlak}} Middle Low German vlak, {{cog|dum|vlac}} Middle Dutch vlac Head templates: {{gmh-adj|head=vlach}} vlach
  1. flat, level
    Sense id: en-vlach-gmh-adj-HGvkzwIb Categories (other): Middle High German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle High German entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25
  2. straight
    Sense id: en-vlach-gmh-adj-KkJIdahH Categories (other): Middle High German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle High German entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25
  3. smooth
    Sense id: en-vlach-gmh-adj-wPF3nBbS Categories (other): Middle High German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle High German entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25
  4. plain, simple
    Sense id: en-vlach-gmh-adj-jrFwOYkr Categories (other): Middle High German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle High German entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 0
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