hleahtor

Old English

Alternative forms

• hlehtor

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz. Cognate with Old High German lahtar, Old Norse hlátr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxlæ͜ɑx.tor/, [ˈl̥æ͜ɑx.tor]

Noun

hleahtor m

1. laughter
2. a laugh

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hleahtor	hleahtras
accusative	hleahtor	hleahtras
genitive	hleahtres	hleahtra
dative	hleahtre	hleahtrum

Derived terms

• hleahtorbære
• hleahtorsmiþ

Descendants

• Middle English: laughter, lehter, lihter, leihter, lahter, leahter, hleiter, lauhtre, laghter, laȝter, lauȝter, laughtere, lauȝtere, laghtre, laughtre, leiȝtir, laȝtir, lauȝtur, laughtir
  • English: laughter
  • Scots: lachter, lauchter