hlæja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hlæja, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈl̥aiːja/
    Rhymes: -aiːja
    Homophone: hlægja

Verb

hlæja (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative hló, third-person plural past indicative hlógu, supine hlegið)

  1. (intransitive) to laugh
    hlæja dátt.
    To laugh heartily.

Conjugation

hlæja – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur hlæja
supine sagnbót hlegið
present participle
hlæjandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég hlæ hló hlæi hlægi
þú hlærð hlóst hlæir hlægir
hann, hún, það hlær hló hlæi hlægi
plural við hlæjum hlógum hlæjum hlægjum
þið hlæið hlóguð hlæið hlægjuð
þeir, þær, þau hlæja hlógu hlæi hlægju
imperative boðháttur
singular þú hlæ (þú), hlæðu
plural þið hlæið (þið), hlæiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną, whence also Old English hliehhan ( > English laugh), Old Saxon hlahhian, Old Frisian hlaka, Old High German hlahhan, lahhen ( > German lachen), Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hlahjan).

Verb

hlæja (singular past indicative hló, plural past indicative hlógu, past participle hleginn)

  1. to laugh

Conjugation

Conjugation of hlæja — active (strong class 6)
infinitive hlæja
present participle hlæjandi
past participle hleginn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular hlæ hló hlæja hlǿga
2nd person singular hlær hlótt hlæir hlǿgir
3rd person singular hlær hló hlæi hlǿgi
1st person plural hlæjum hlógum hlæim hlǿgim
2nd person plural hlæið hlóguð hlæið hlǿgið
3rd person plural hlæja hlógu hlæi hlǿgi
imperative present
2nd person singular hlæ
1st person plural hlæjum
2nd person plural hlæið
Conjugation of hlæja — mediopassive (strong class 6)
infinitive hlæjask
present participle hlæjandisk
past participle hlegizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular hlæjumk hlógumk hlæjumk hlǿgumk
2nd person singular hlæsk hlózk hlæisk hlǿgisk
3rd person singular hlæsk hlósk hlæisk hlǿgisk
1st person plural hlæjumsk hlógumsk hlæimsk hlǿgimsk
2nd person plural hlæizk hlóguzk hlæizk hlǿgizk
3rd person plural hlæjask hlógusk hlæisk hlǿgisk
imperative present
2nd person singular hlæsk
1st person plural hlæjumsk
2nd person plural hlæizk

Derived terms

  • hlǿgja
  • viðhlæjandi

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hlæja
  • Faroese: læa
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: læja, , le
  • Elfdalian: läa
  • Old Swedish: lēia, lea, lēa
    • Swedish: le
  • Old Danish:
    • Danish: le
      • Norwegian Bokmål: le

Further reading

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)