flahe

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German vlaejen, Middle High German vlaehen, vlaehen (to wash, rinse). Perhaps ultimately an Old High German borrowing of Latin fluo (to flow, rinse).

Verb

flahe

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) to wash, rinse
    mol fix durchflahe
    to wash through quickly

Further reading

  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 43:
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