in lichterlaaie
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom in + a univerbation of lichter (“bright”) + laaie (“flame”), a phrase preserving now-obsolete dative case forms. Compare German lichterloh (“ablaze”).
Pronunciation
editPrepositional phrase
edit- ablaze
- Synonyms: in de fik, in de hens
- Hendrix zette de Fender Stratocaster in lichterlaaie tijdens een optreden in 1967 in het Londense Astoria.[1] — Hendrix set the Fender Stratocaster ablaze during a performance in 1967 in the Astoria in London.