hleahtor

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

hlehtor

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz. Cognate with Old High German lahtar, Old Norse hlátr.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈxlæ͜ɑx.tor/, [ˈl̥æ͜ɑx.tor]

Noun[edit]

hleahtor m

laughter
a laugh

Declension[edit]

Declension of hleahtor (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hleahtor	hleahtras
accusative	hleahtor	hleahtras
genitive	hleahtres	hleahtra
dative	hleahtre	hleahtrum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: laughter, lehter, lihter, leihter, lahter, leahter, hleiter; lauhtre, laghter, laȝter, lauȝter, laughtere, lauȝtere, laghtre, laughtre, leiȝtir, laȝtir, lauȝtur, laughtir
- English: laughter
- Scots: lachter, lauchter

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