vlei

/ fleɪ; vleɪ /

noun

Origin of vlei¹

C19: from Afrikaans (for sense 1); from obsolete N American Dutch dialect (for sense 2): valley

Our progress was of course very slow, until at length the vlei was reached.

We soon came to the vlei: there was not much water, but still it was worth more than gold to me; I drank as I never drank before.

We walked up quickly to the spot, but first went to the vlei, for a little water.

The vlei must be there; it was heart-breaking to be baffled in this way.

We had, somehow, no wish to bequeath to others the secret of the vlei.

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