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Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German vegeviur, a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin īgnis pūrgātōrius or īgnis pūrgātiōnis (“cleansing fire”). Analysable as fëge (“to polish, clean”) + Füür (“fire”). Cognate with German Fegefeuer.
Noun
Fëgfüür n
- (Uri, Christianity) Purgatory
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