Modern English → Old English
Old English word for laughter
6 headwords match “laughter”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 6 strongest follow; hleahtor ranks first.
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laughter — laughter
- opens the headword's definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hleahtor genitive singular hleahtres dative singular hleahtre accusative singular hleahtor nominative plural hleahtras genitive plural hleahtra -
laughter — a cackling laughter
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular cancettung genitive singular cancettunge dative singular cancettunge accusative singular cancettunge nominative plural cancettunga, cancettunge genitive plural cancettunga -
laughter — prone to laughter; laughing
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine hlagol strong nominative singular feminine hlagol strong nominative singular neuter hlagol strong accusative singular masculine hlagolne strong accusative singular feminine hlagole strong accusative singular neuter hlagol -
laughter — a loud or cackling laughter
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular ċincung genitive singular ċincunge dative singular ċincunge accusative singular ċincunge nominative plural ċincunga, ċincunge genitive plural ċincunga -
laughter — productive of laughter; amusing, funny
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine hleahtorbǣre strong nominative singular feminine hleahtorbǣru, hleahtorbǣro strong nominative singular neuter hleahtorbǣre strong accusative singular masculine hleahtorbǣrne strong accusative singular feminine hleahtorbǣre strong accusative singular neuter hleahtorbǣre -
laughter — one who causes laughter, mirth, or joy
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular hleahtorsmiþ genitive singular hleahtorsmiþes dative singular hleahtorsmiþe accusative singular hleahtorsmiþ nominative plural hleahtorsmiþas genitive plural hleahtorsmiþa
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “laughter” gets the points below; the candidates are then sorted by total. The score is shown on each entry above so the order can be checked rather than trusted.
| The English word opens the headword's definition | +10 |
| It appears later in the first definition | +6 |
| It appears in any definition | +3 |
| It is in the headword's links | +2 |
| It is listed as an English descendant (etymological evidence) | +9 |
| The headword has an inflection table | +3 |
| Part of speech is a proper noun | −5 |
| Part of speech is a verb (-ian derivations are noisy) | −3 |
| The headword is an alternative form | −6 |
| The first definition is longer than three words | −2 |
A candidate has to be a real headword with its own entry: inflected forms and grammatical terminology (genitive, nominative, preterite, …) never appear here.
Not one of these?
The match may be a different sense of “laughter”, or an inflected form rather than a headword. Look up the form directly — the entry page marks the grammatical case.
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