Hlátr
Old Norse Dictionary - hlátr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hlátr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hlátr
- m., gen. hlátrar, Dropl. 31; mod. hlátrs: [A. S. hlæhtor; Engl. laughter; O. H. G. hlahtar; Germ. lachter; Dan. latter; Swed. löje]:—laughter, Nj. 16, Fbr. 137, Dropl. 31, FmS. iii. 182, passim; hafa (vera) at hlátri, to be a laughing-stock (at-hlátr), 623. 35, Hm. 41: sayings, opt kemr grátr eptir skelli-hlátr; skelli-h., roaring laughter; kalda-hlátr, sardonic laughter: for characteristic traits from the Sagas see esp. Glúm. ch. 7 (end), 18, Nj. ch. 12, 117, Dropl. 31, HálfS. S. ch. 7, etc.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛚᛅᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- ch.
- chapter.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- esp.
- especially.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- gen.
- genitive.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)