hlehhan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną, which might have come from an unattested Proto-Indo-European *klak-, *klek-. Cognates include Old Frisian hlaka, hlakkia, Old Saxon hlahhian, Old High German hlahhan, lahhen, Old Norse hlæja and Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hlahjan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhlex.xɑn/, [ˈhleç.çɑn]

Verb

hlehhan

  1. to laugh

Conjugation

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