erleschen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German erleschen, equivalent to er- +‎ leschen. This form has been the proper intransitive “extinguish”, but in today’s German it has been displaced by the form erlöschen, confusing transitive and intransitive usage.

Pronunciation

Verb

erleschen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present erlischt, past tense erlosch, past participle erloschen, past subjunctive erlösche, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) Archaic form of erlöschen.

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