lawghynge
Middle English
Alternative forms
- lawȝing, laȝhing, leȝinge, laughhynge, lauȝing, lawhynge, laghyng, lauȝwhing, laqwyng, lawegyng, laȝyng, lauȝwinge, leyȝhyng, laghynge, lawȝhynge, leiȝynge
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
lawghynge (plural laughinges)
- 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".
- Fun, entertainment, enjoyment, revelling.
- A humorous matter; a jest or jape.
Descendants
References
- “laughing(e (ger.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-19.