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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse hlátr, derived from hlæja (“to laugh”), from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (whence Old English hleahtor and English laughter). Compare latter.
Noun
lått (singular definite låtten)
- laugh, laughter
Publikum brølte av lått.- The audience roared with laughter.
Usage notes
The word is rarely used in Bokmål, the synonyme (and cognate) latter is much more common.
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hlátr, derived from hlæja (“to laugh”), from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (whence Old English hleahtor and English laughter). Compare latter.
Noun
lått m (definite singular låtten, indefinite plural låttar, definite plural låttane)
- laugh, laughter
Publikum brølte av lått.- The audience roared with laughter.
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse lát (“sound, behaviour”), influenced by modern Norwegian slått (“haymaking”).
Noun
lått m (definite singular låtten, indefinite plural låttar, definite plural låttane)
- 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?
- haymaking
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Swedish
Verb
lått
- supine of låda