𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.

Verb

𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (hlahjan)

1. to laugh

Conjugation

Only attested in the nominative masculine plural of the present participle.

Class 6 strong, j-present
Infinitive	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 hlahjan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰 hlahja	𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌷 hlōh	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 hlahjada
2nd singular	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌹𐍃 hlahjis	𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌷𐍄 hlōht	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 hlahjaza
3rd singular	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌹𐌸 hlahjiþ	𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌷 hlōh	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 hlahjada
1st dual	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐍉𐍃 hlahjōs	𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌿 hlōhu	—
2nd dual	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 hlahjats	𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌿𐍄𐍃 hlōhuts	—
1st plural	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌼 hlahjam	𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌿𐌼 hlōhum	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 hlahjanda
2nd plural	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌹𐌸 hlahjiþ	𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌿𐌸 hlōhuþ	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 hlahjanda
3rd plural	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 hlahjand	𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌿𐌽 hlōhun	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 hlahjanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌿 hlahjau	𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌿 hlōhjau	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 hlahjaidau
2nd singular	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 hlahjais	𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍃 hlōheis	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 hlahjaizau
3rd singular	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹 hlahjai	𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌹 hlōhi	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 hlahjaidau
1st dual	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 hlahjaiwa	𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 hlōheiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 hlahjaits	𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 hlōheits	—
1st plural	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 hlahjaima	𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 hlōheima	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 hlahjaindau
2nd plural	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 hlahjaiþ	𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌴𐌹𐌸 hlōheiþ	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 hlahjaindau
3rd plural	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 hlahjaina	𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 hlōheina	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 hlahjaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌴𐌹 hlahei
3rd singular	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 hlahjadau
2nd dual	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 hlahjats
2nd plural	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌹𐌸 hlahjiþ
3rd plural	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 hlahjandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 hlahjands	𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽𐍃 hlahans

Derived terms

• 𐌱𐌹𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bihlahjan, “to laugh at someone, ridicule, mock”)
• 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐍃 (hlas, “cheerful”) (uncertain derivation)