laughen

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English

Verb

laughen

  1. obsolete past participle of laugh.

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English hlæhhan, alternative form of hlehhan, hliehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.

Pronunciation

  • (primarily Early ME) IPA(key): /ˈlaxən/, /ˈlɛxən/
  • IPA(key): /ˈlau̯xən/, /ˈlɛi̯xən/, /ˈliːxən/

Verb

laughen

  1. To laugh; to break out in laughter or laughing.
    • a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Knight's Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, lines 961–963:
      But right anon the worthy Knyght bigan / whan that he saugh that al the peple lough: / "Namoore of this, for it is right ynough!
      But right away the worthy Knight started / when he saw that all the people laughed: / "No more of this, because that's enough!
  2. To express glee or joyfulness; to show happiness.
  3. (usually with a preposition) To reminisce about; to remember with affection.
  4. (rare) To laugh about an incident or thing.

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Descendants

  • English: laugh
  • Scots: lauch
  • Yola: leeigh, leigh

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