hliehhan

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Old English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną. Cognates include Old Saxon hlahhian, Old High German hlahhan, Old Norse hlæja, Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hlahjan).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈxli͜yx.xɑn/, [ˈl̥i͜yç.xɑn]

Verb[edit]

hliehhan

  1. to laugh (+ genitive of thing laughed at)
    Hwæt hliehst þū mīn?
    Why are you laughing at me?

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of hliehhan (strong class 6)
infinitive hliehhan hliehhenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hliehhe hlōg, hlōh
second person singular hliehst hlōge
third person singular hliehþ hlōg, hlōh
plural hliehhaþ hlōgon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hliehhe hlōge
plural hliehhen hlōgen
imperative
singular hlieh
plural hliehhaþ
participle present past
hliehhende (ġe)hlæġen

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Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: laughen
    • English: laugh
    • Scots: lauch
    • Yola: leeigh, leigh
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