Fëgfüür

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German vegeviur, a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin īgnis pūrgātōrius or īgnis pūrgātiōnis (“cleansing fire”). Analysable as fëge (“to polish, clean”) +‎ Füür (“fire”). Cognate with German Fegefeuer.

Noun

Fëgfüür n

  1. (Uri, Christianity) Purgatory

References

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