Lohe
See also: lohe
German edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
Noun edit
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][1]; 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 edit
Declension of Lohe [feminine]
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
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 edit
Lohe f (genitive Lohe, plural Lohen)
Declension edit
Declension of Lohe [feminine]
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “looien1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “Lohe” in Duden online
- “Lohe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Lohe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.