hlœgi

Old Norse

Etymology

From a form related to Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną (“to laugh”), Proto-Germanic *hlōgijaną (“to make someone laugh”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

hlœgi n

1. ridicule

   fá einhverjum hlœgis

   to make one a laughing-stock

Derived terms

• hlœgiliga
• hlœgiligr
• hlœgimáll
• hlœgimálugr
• hlœgiorðr

Related terms

• hlæja
• hlœgja

Descendants

• Old Swedish: lø̄ghe
  • Swedish: löje
• Old Danish: løghe, løiæ