Old English · noun
hlacerung
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxlɑ.ke.runɡ/[ˈl̥ɑ.ke.ruŋɡ]
- Syllables
- ˈxlɑ · ke · runɡ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- scoffing
Meaning
-
scoffing, mockery, scorn
Etymology
Derived from an unattested verb *hlacerian, from Proto-West Germanic *hlakarōn (“to make fun of”), an iterative form of Proto-West Germanic *hlakōn, *hlakkōn (“to laugh”), from Proto-Germanic *hlakkōną (“to laugh”). Cognate with Old Frisian hlakkia, hlakia (“to laugh”), Old Norse hlakka (“to shout for joy, squeal, scream, screech”).
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