hlæja
Old Norse
verb
Definitions
- to laugh
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną (laugh).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hlahjaną
Gloss
laugh
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
😂 😅 😆 🤣 😹
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *hlahjaną Proto-Germanic
- le Swedish
- forle Norwegian Nynorsk
- hikstele Norwegian Nynorsk
- le Norwegian Nynorsk
- ahliehhan Old English
- behliehhan Old English
- hlagol Old English
- hliehhan Old English
- laghen Middle English
- hlæja Icelandic
- lahhan Old High German
- lahhen Old High German
- læa Faroese
- 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *hlahhjan gmw-pro
- leia Old Swedish
- löghe Old Swedish
- lēia, leia Old Swedish
- lachen Crimean Gothic