flämmen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from Flamme. The umlaut (already in Middle High German ervlemmen) is in all likelihood analogical.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɛmən/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

flämmen (weak, third-person singular present flämmt, past tense flämmte, past participle geflämmt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to burn outwardly (e.g. with a gas burner), to singe
    Synonym: sengen

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