Old English
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Alternative forms
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Etymology
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From Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz. Cognate with Old High German lahtar, Old Norse hlátr.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈxlæ͜ɑx.tor/, [ˈl̥æ͜ɑx.tor]
hleahtor m
- laughter
- a laugh
Declension
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Declension of hleahtor (strong a-stem)
Descendants
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- Middle English: laughter, lehter, lihter, leihter, lahter, leahter, hleiter; lauhtre, laghter, laȝter, lauȝter, laughtere, lauȝtere, laghtre, laughtre, leiȝtir, laȝtir, lauȝtur, laughtir