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German
Etymology 1
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.
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Noun
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]; 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!
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Etymology 2
From Middle High German lohen, from Old High German lō, from Proto-Germanic *lawjan-, *lauwa-, which is from the same source as *laubą (“leaf”).
Noun
Lohe f (genitive Lohe, plural Lohen)
- (archaic) tanbark
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