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]‎^[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

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

Related terms

• loh
• 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”).

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

• lichterloh
• lohfarben

See also

• lodern

Further reading

• “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.