hlæja

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hlæja, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

hlæja (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative hló, third-person plural past indicative hlógu, supine hlegið)

  1. (intransitive) to laugh
    hlæja dátt.
    To laugh heartily.

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną, whence also Old English hliehhan ( > English laugh), Old Saxon hlahhian, Old Frisian hlaka, Old High German hlahhan, lahhen ( > German lachen), Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hlahjan).

Verb

hlæja (singular past indicative hló, plural past indicative hlógu, past participle hleginn)

  1. to laugh

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Descendants

  • Icelandic: hlæja
  • Faroese: læa
  • Elfdalian: läa
  • Old Swedish: lēia, lea, lēa
    • Swedish: le
  • Old Danish:
    • Danish: le
      • Norwegian Bokmål: le

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