*hlahjaną

Runic: ᚺᛚᚨᚺᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈxlɑx.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

to laugh (+ genitive of thing laughed at)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *klek- (‘to laugh, cackle’), a seemingly-onomatopoeic root attested in Germanic and Slavic languages. Cognate with Russian клекота́ть (klekotátʹ, ‘to scream (of birds of prey)’). Possibly related to Proto-Celtic *klokkos (‘bell’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	hlahjō	hlahjaų	–
2nd singular	hlahisi	hlahjais	hlahi
3rd singular	hlahiþi	hlahjai	hlahjaþau
1st dual	hlahjōs	hlahjaiw	–
2nd dual	hlahjaþiz	hlahjaiþiz	hlahjaþiz
1st plural	hlahjamaz	hlahjaim	–
2nd plural	hlahiþ	hlahjaiþ	hlahiþ
3rd plural	hlahjanþi	hlahjain	hlahjanþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	hlahjai	–
2nd singular	hlahjasai	hlahjaisau
3rd singular	hlahjaþai	hlahjaiþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	hlahjanþai	hlahjainþau
2nd plural	hlahjanþai	hlahjainþau
3rd plural	hlahjanþai	hlahjainþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	hlōh	hlōgį̄
2nd singular	hlōht	hlōgīz
3rd singular	hlōh	hlōgī
1st dual	hlōgū	hlōgīw
2nd dual	hlōgudiz	hlōgīdiz
1st plural	hlōgum	hlōgīm
2nd plural	hlōgud	hlōgīd
3rd plural	hlōgun	hlōgīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
hlahjaną	hlahjandz	hlaganaz

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Descendants

*hlahhjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lahhen, *lahhan (Old Dutch)
  - lachen (Middle Dutch)
    - lache (Limburgish)
*hlahhjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lahhen, *lahhan (Old Dutch)
  - lachen (Middle Dutch)
    - lachen (Dutch)
      - lag (Afrikaans)
      - laki (Berbice Creole Dutch)
      - lach, lag, lah (Javindo)
      - lach, lak (Negerhollands)
      - lahen (Petjo)
*hlahhjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- hliehhan, hlihhan, hlehhan, hlæhan, hlihan, hlichan, hlihgan, hlyhhan (Old English)
  - laughen (Middle English)
    - laugh (English)
    - lauch (Scots)
    - leeigh, leigh (Yola)
*hlahhjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- hlahhan, hlahhēn (Old High German)
  - lachen (Middle High German)
    - lache (Alemannic German)
    - lachan (Cimbrian)
    - lachen (German)
    - laachen (Luxembourgish)
    - לאַכן (lakhn) (Yiddish)
*hlahhjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- hlahhian, hlahan (Old Saxon)
  - lachen (Middle Low German)
    - lachen (Low German)
    - lachen (Plautdietsch)
hlæja (Old Norse)
- läa (Elfdalian)
- læa (Faroese)
- hlæja (Icelandic)
- læja, læ, le (Norwegian Nynorsk)
hlæja (Old Norse)
- lē (Old Danish)
  - le (Danish)
    - le (Norwegian Bokmål)
hlæja (Old Norse)
- lēia, lea, lēa (Old Swedish)
  - le (Swedish)

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