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