lawghynge

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lawȝing, laȝhing, leȝinge, laughhynge, lauȝing, lawhynge, laghyng, lauȝwhing, laqwyng, lawegyng, laȝyng, lauȝwinge, leyȝhyng, laghynge, lawȝhynge, leiȝynge

Etymology

From laughen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlau̯xinɡ/, /ˈlɛi̯xinɡ/, /ˈlaxinɡ/

Noun

lawghynge (plural laughinges)

1. Laughing, the production of a laugh or snicker.
   • a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Genesis 21:6”, in Wycliffe's Bible:

     And Sare seide, The Lord made leiȝynge to me, and who euer schal here schal leiȝe with me.

     And Sarah said: "The Lord made laughing for me, and anyone who will hear will laugh with me".

2. Fun, entertainment, enjoyment, revelling.
3. A humorous matter; a jest or jape.

Descendants

• English: laughing
• Scots: lauchin
• Yola: leeigheen, leigheen, leighen (from laghyng) ⇒ lacheny

References

• “laughing(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-19.