auflohen

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German

Etymology

Form auf- +‎ lohen.

Pronunciation

Verb

auflohen (weak, third-person singular present loht auf, past tense lohte auf, past participle aufgeloht, auxiliary sein)

  1. (archaic, poetic) to blaze up; to flare up
    Synonyms: auflodern, aufflammen, aufflackern
    • 1920, Ernst Jünger, In Stahlgewittern:
      Stellenweise lohte das Gewehrfeuer noch einmal gewaltig auf, um allmählich zu erlöschen.
      Sporadically the rifle-fire blazed out in a final burst only to gradually die down.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • auflohen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • auflohen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • auflohen” in Duden online