aufflammen

German

Etymology

From the compounding of the prefix auf- +‎ flammen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

aufflammen (weak, third-person singular present flammt auf, past tense flammte auf, past participle aufgeflammt, auxiliary sein)

  1. (semelfactive, intransitive) to blaze, burn
  2. (intransitive) to flame up, to flare up
    • 1919, Aleksey Remizov, translated by Arthur Luther, Legenden und Geschichten[1] (fiction), Leipzig: Kurt Wolff, →ISBN:
      Und das feurige Schwert in der Hand des Cherubs flammte auf.
      And the fiery sword in the cherub's hand flamed up.
  3. (intransitive) to become aroused

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