Lohe
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German[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle High German lohe, from Old High German *loho, a variant of loug, from Proto-West Germanic *laugi. Distantly related to Licht (“light”). Cognate with Swedish låga.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Lohe f (genitive Lohe, plural Lohen)
- (archaic, poetic) flame, flare
- Synonym: Flamme
- 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Studierzimmer”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One][1]; republished as Bayard Taylor, transl., 1870:
- Lege dich zu des Meisters Füßen! / Du siehst, daß ich nicht vergebens drohe. / Ich versenge dich mit heiliger Lohe!
- Lay thyself at the feet of the Master! / Thou seest, not vain the threats I bring thee: / With holy fire I'll scorch and sting thee!
Declension[edit]
Declension of Lohe [feminine]
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle High German lohen, from Old High German lō, from Proto-Germanic *lawjan-, *lauwa-, which is from the same source as *laubą (“leaf”).[1]
Noun[edit]
Lohe f (genitive Lohe, plural Lohen)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Lohe [feminine]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “looien1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Lohe” in Duden online
- “Lohe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Lohe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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