Lohe

See also: lohe

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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈloːə/

Noun

Lohe f (genitive Lohe, plural Lohen)

  1. (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!
Declension
Declension of Lohe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Lohe die Lohen
genitive einer der Lohe der Lohen
dative einer der Lohe den Lohen
accusative eine die Lohe die Lohen

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”).[1]

Noun

Lohe f (genitive Lohe, plural Lohen)

  1. (archaic) tanbark
Declension
Declension of Lohe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Lohe die Lohen
genitive einer der Lohe der Lohen
dative einer der Lohe den Lohen
accusative eine die Lohe die Lohen
Derived terms

References
  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “looien1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

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