hleahtor

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz, from *hlah- (“laugh”). Cognate with Old High German hlahtar (German (Ge)lächter), Old Norse hlátr (Danish latter, Norwegian latter, lått, Icelandic hlátur).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhlæɑxtor/

Noun

hleahtor m

laughter

Declension

Declension of hleahtor (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hleahtor	hleahtras
accusative	hleahtor	hleahtras
genitive	hleahtres	hleahtra
dative	hleahtre	hleahtrum

Descendants

Middle English: laughter, lehter, lihter, leihter, lahter, leahter, hleiter
- English: laughter
- Scots: lachter, lauchter

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