Lohe

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈloːə/

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^[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!

• loh
• lohen

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]

Lohe f (genitive Lohe, plural Lohen)

1. (archaic) tanbark

• lichterloh
• lohfarben

• lodern

• “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.