See also: latt and lätt

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse hlátr, derived from hlæja (to laugh), from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (whence Old English hleahtor and English laughter). Compare latter.

Noun edit

lått (singular definite låtten)

  1. laugh, laughter
    Publikum brølte av lått.
    The audience roared with laughter.

Usage notes edit

The word is rarely used in Bokmål, the synonyme (and cognate) latter is much more common.

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse hlátr, derived from hlæja (to laugh), from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (whence Old English hleahtor and English laughter). Compare latter.

Noun edit

lått m (definite singular låtten, indefinite plural låttar, definite plural låttane)

  1. laugh, laughter
    Publikum brølte av lått.
    The audience roared with laughter.
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Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse lát (sound, behaviour), influenced by modern Norwegian slått (haymaking).

Noun edit

lått m (definite singular låtten, indefinite plural låttar, definite plural låttane)

  1. a music piece, a song
    Eg er på veg til studiotet for å spele inn ein lått.
    I'm heading to the studio to record a song.
    Kor mange Beatles-låttar har du høyrt?
    How many Beatles-songs have you heard?
  2. haymaking
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Verb edit

lått

  1. supine of låda