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)
- (intransitive) to laugh
- Að hlæja dátt.
- To laugh heartily.
Conjugation
hlæja — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) | að hlæja | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) | hlegið | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) | hlæjandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) | subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) | ég hlæ | við hlæjum | present (nútíð) | ég hlæi | við hlæjum |
| þú hlærð | þið hlæið | þú hlæir | þið hlæið | ||
| hann, hún, það hlær | þeir, þær, þau hlæja | hann, hún, það hlæi | þeir, þær, þau hlæi | ||
| past (þátíð) | ég hló | við hlógum | past (þátíð) | ég hlægi | við hlægjum |
| þú hlóst | þið hlóguð | þú hlægir | þið hlægjuð | ||
| hann, hún, það hló | þeir, þær, þau hlógu | hann, hún, það hlægi | þeir, þær, þau hlægju | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) | hlæ (þú) | hlæið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| hlæðu | hlæiði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
Derived terms
Derived terms
- hlæja að
- hlæja hátt (to laugh loud)
- hlæja hugur við (to gladden one's heart)
- skellihlæja
- The tidings, that gladdened their hearts.
- Þau tíðindi, er þeim hló hugur við.
Related terms
- hlátur
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)
- to laugh
Conjugation
Conjugation of hlæja — active (strong class 6)
| infinitive | hlæja | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | hlæjandi | |
| past participle | hleginn | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | hlæ | hló |
| 2nd-person singular | hlær | hlótt |
| 3rd-person singular | hlær | hló |
| 1st-person plural | hlæjum | hlógum |
| 2nd-person plural | hlæið | hlóguð |
| 3rd-person plural | hlæja | hlógu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | hlæja | hlœga |
| 2nd-person singular | hlæir | hlœgir |
| 3rd-person singular | hlæi | hlœgi |
| 1st-person plural | hlæim | hlœgim |
| 2nd-person plural | hlæið | hlœgið |
| 3rd-person plural | hlæi | hlœgi |
| 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 | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | hlæjumk | hlógumk |
| 2nd-person singular | hlæsk | hlózk |
| 3rd-person singular | hlæsk | hlósk |
| 1st-person plural | hlæjumsk | hlógumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | hlæizk | hlóguzk |
| 3rd-person plural | hlæjask | hlógusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | hlæjumk | hlœgumk |
| 2nd-person singular | hlæisk | hlœgisk |
| 3rd-person singular | hlæisk | hlœgisk |
| 1st-person plural | hlæimsk | hlœgimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | hlæizk | hlœgizk |
| 3rd-person plural | hlæisk | hlœgisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | hlæsk | |
| 1st-person plural | hlæjumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | hlæizk | |
Derived terms
- hlœgja
Descendants
- Danish: le
- Faroese: læa
- Icelandic: hlæja
- Norwegian: le
- Old Swedish: lēia, lea
- Swedish: le
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.