Dutch

Noun

meiden

1. Plural form of meid

German

Etymology

From Old High German mīdan, from Proto-Germanic *mīþaną. Cognate with Dutch mijden and Old English mīþan (archaic English mithe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪ̯dn̩/, /ˈmaɪ̯dən/
• Homophone: Maiden

Verb

meiden ‎(class 1 strong, third-person singular simple present meidet, past tense mied, past participle gemieden, past subjunctive miede, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to avoid
   • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 22/2010, page 126:

     Pasta, Kuchen, Müsli, Brot – wer an Zöliakie leidet, muss viele gängige Lebensmittel meiden: Das Eiweiß Gluten, das bei den Betroffenen zu chronischer Darmentzündung führt, kommt in den meisten Getreidearten vor.

     Pasta, cakes, muesli, bread – someone who suffers from celiac disease has to avoid many common foods: the protein gluten, which leads to chronic intestinal inflammation for the sufferers, occurs in most types of grain.

2. (transitive) to shun

Conjugation

Related terms

• vermeiden

Veps

Pronoun

meiden

1. genitive of mö