lått

See also: latt and lätt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hlátr, derived from hlæja (“to laugh”), from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (whence Old English hleahtor and English laughter). Compare latter.

Noun

lått (singular definite låtten)

1. laugh, laughter

   Publikum brølte av lått.

   The audience roared with laughter.

Synonyms

• latter

Usage notes

The word is rarely used in Bokmål, the synonyme (and cognate) latter is much more common.

References

• “laatt” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “laughter”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔtː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hlátr, derived from hlæja (“to laugh”), from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (whence Old English hleahtor and English laughter). Compare latter.

Noun

lått m (definite singular låtten, indefinite plural låttar, definite plural låttane)

1. laugh, laughter

   Publikum brølte av lått.

   The audience roared with laughter.

Synonyms

• flir
• latter
• skratt

Derived terms

• bli til lått
• få seg en god lått
• setje i ein lått

 

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lát (“sound, behaviour”), influenced by modern Norwegian slått (“haymaking”).

Noun

lått m (definite singular låtten, indefinite plural låttar, definite plural låttane)

1. a music piece, a song

   Eg er på veg til studiotet for å spele inn ein lått.

   I'm heading to the studio to record a song.

   Kor mange Beatles-låttar har du høyrt?

   How many Beatles-songs have you heard?

2. haymaking

Synonyms

• (music piece): låt, song
• (haymaking): slått, slåttonn

References

• “lått” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “laughter”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Swedish

Verb

lått

1. (deprecated template usage) supine of låda