belaugh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To laugh about; laugh over; laugh at.

Word forms

belaugh belaughs belaughing belaughed

Etymology

From Middle English belahhen, beliȝen, from Old English behlehhan, behliehhan (“to deride, exult over”), equivalent to be- + laugh. Cognate with German belachen (“to laugh at”).

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