läschen

From Middle High German leschen, from Old High German lesken. The ä-spelling follows German löschen (with sporadic rounding).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæʃen/, [ˈlæ.ʃən]

läschen (third-person singular present läscht, past participle geläscht, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to put out, quench (fire, light, thirst)

   All Bëschbränn am Land sinn elo geläscht.

   All forest fires in the country have now been extinguished.

2. to delete (data, especially in a computer program)