lachen

lachen (infinitive)
lachen (gerund neuter)
lach (first-person present singular)
lachte (first-person past singular)
lacht (present second-person singular)
lach (present second-person singular)
lachte (past second-person singular)
lacht (formal present second-person singular)
lachte (formal past second-person singular)
lacht (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
lacht (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
lachte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
lachte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
lacht (present singular third-person)
lachte (past singular third-person)
lachen (plural present)
lachten (past plural)
lache (archaic present singular subjunctive)
lachte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
lachen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
lachten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
lach (imperative present singular)
lacht (archaic imperative plural present)
lachend (participle present)
gelachen (participle past)

Afrikaans: lag

Berbice Creole Dutch: laki

Javindo: lach, lag, lah

Negerhollands: lach, lak

Petjo: lahen

From Middle Dutch lachen, from Old Dutch *lahhan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.


giechelen

giechelen (infinitive)
giechelen (gerund neuter)
giechel (first-person present singular)
giechelde (first-person past singular)
giechelt (present second-person singular)
giechel (present second-person singular)
giechelde (past second-person singular)
giechelt (formal present second-person singular)
giechelde (formal past second-person singular)
giechelt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
giechelt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
giechelde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
giechelde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
giechelt (present singular third-person)
giechelde (past singular third-person)
giechelen (plural present)
giechelden (past plural)
giechele (archaic present singular subjunctive)
giechelde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
giechelen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
giechelden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
giechel (imperative present singular)
giechelt (archaic imperative plural present)
giechelend (participle present)
gegiecheld (participle past)

Origin obscure. Likely from Middle Dutch gijgen (“to pant, wheeze, giggle”) + -elen. Compare German Low German giechelen (“to giggle”), dialectal German giggln, gigglen (“to giggle”), Middle High German gickelen (“to ridicule, mock”), Old High German kichezzen (“to laugh”), German gicksen (“to shriek, shrill”). All of these words are likely ultimate of imitative origin.

unk

obscure

onomatopoeic

imitative


glimlach

nl-noun

glimlach m (plural glimlachen, diminutive glimlachje n)

glimlachen (plural)
glimlachje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: glimlag

From glimmen (“to glow; shine”) + lach, perhaps euphemistically remodelling an older form, grimlach, which carried a somewhat negative connotation.


lach

lach m (uncountable, diminutive lachje n)


glimlachen

glimlachen (infinitive)
glimlachen (gerund neuter)
glimlach (first-person present singular)
glimlachte (first-person past singular)
glimlacht (present second-person singular)
glimlach (present second-person singular)
glimlachte (past second-person singular)
glimlacht (formal present second-person singular)
glimlachte (formal past second-person singular)
glimlacht (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
glimlacht (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
glimlachte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
glimlachte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
glimlacht (present singular third-person)
glimlachte (past singular third-person)
glimlachen (plural present)
glimlachten (past plural)
glimlache (archaic present singular subjunctive)
glimlachte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
glimlachen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
glimlachten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
glimlach (imperative present singular)
glimlacht (archaic imperative plural present)
glimlachend (participle present)
geglimlacht (participle past)

Afrikaans: glimlag


smuilen

smuilen (infinitive)
smuilen (gerund neuter)
smuil (first-person present singular)
smuilde (first-person past singular)
smuilt (present second-person singular)
smuil (present second-person singular)
smuilde (past second-person singular)
smuilt (formal present second-person singular)
smuilde (formal past second-person singular)
smuilt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
smuilt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
smuilde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
smuilde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
smuilt (present singular third-person)
smuilde (past singular third-person)
smuilen (plural present)
smuilden (past plural)
smuile (archaic present singular subjunctive)
smuilde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
smuilen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
smuilden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
smuil (imperative present singular)
smuilt (archaic imperative plural present)
smuilend (participle present)
gesmuild (participle past)

First attested 1691, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *smīlijaną.


aanlachen

aanlachen (infinitive)
aanlachen (gerund neuter)
lach aan (first-person main-clause present singular)
lachte aan (first-person main-clause past singular)
aanlach (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
aanlachte (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
lacht aan (main-clause present second-person singular)
lach aan (main-clause present second-person singular)
lachte aan (main-clause past second-person singular)
aanlacht (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanlachte (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
lacht aan (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
lachte aan (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
aanlacht (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanlachte (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
lacht aan (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
lacht aan (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
lachte aan (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
lachte aan (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
aanlacht (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanlacht (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanlachte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
aanlachte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
lacht aan (main-clause present singular third-person)
lachte aan (main-clause past singular third-person)
aanlacht (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
aanlachte (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
lachen aan (main-clause plural present)
lachten aan (main-clause past plural)
aanlachen (plural present subordinate-clause)
aanlachten (past plural subordinate-clause)
lache aan (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
lachte aan (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
aanlache (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aanlachte (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
lachen aan (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
lachten aan (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
aanlachen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
aanlachten (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
lach aan (imperative main-clause present singular)
lacht aan (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
aanlachend (main-clause participle present)
aangelachen (main-clause participle past)

From Middle Dutch aenlachen. Equivalent to aan + lachen.

(transitive) to smile on, to be beneficial or favourable


grimlach

grimlach m (plural grimlachen, diminutive grimlachje n)

grimlachen (plural)
grimlachje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of grimmen (“to grim, to grimace”) + lach (“smile”). Subsequently reanalysed as grimmig or grim (“grim”) + lach (“smile”).


gelach

→ Indonesian: gelak


grijnzen

grijnzen (infinitive)
grijnzen (gerund neuter)
grijns (first-person present singular)
grijnsde (first-person past singular)
grijnst (present second-person singular)
grijns (present second-person singular)
grijnsde (past second-person singular)
grijnst (formal present second-person singular)
grijnsde (formal past second-person singular)
grijnst (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
grijnst (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
grijnsde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
grijnsde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
grijnst (present singular third-person)
grijnsde (past singular third-person)
grijnzen (plural present)
grijnsden (past plural)
grijnze (archaic present singular subjunctive)
grijnsde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
grijnzen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
grijnsden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
grijns (imperative present singular)
grijnst (archaic imperative plural present)
grijnzend (participle present)
gegrijnsd (participle past)

Afrikaans: gryns

From Middle Dutch grinsen, from Old Dutch *grinan (“to grin”).


gniffelen

gniffelen (infinitive)
gniffelen (gerund neuter)
gniffel (first-person present singular)
gniffelde (first-person past singular)
gniffelt (present second-person singular)
gniffel (present second-person singular)
gniffelde (past second-person singular)
gniffelt (formal present second-person singular)
gniffelde (formal past second-person singular)
gniffelt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
gniffelt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
gniffelde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
gniffelde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
gniffelt (present singular third-person)
gniffelde (past singular third-person)
gniffelen (plural present)
gniffelden (past plural)
gniffele (archaic present singular subjunctive)
gniffelde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
gniffelen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
gniffelden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
gniffel (imperative present singular)
gniffelt (archaic imperative plural present)
gniffelend (participle present)
gegniffeld (participle past)

Probably borrowed from a Low German dialect.


uitlachen

uitlachen (infinitive)
uitlachen (gerund neuter)
lach uit (first-person main-clause present singular)
lachte uit (first-person main-clause past singular)
uitlach (first-person present singular subordinate-clause)
uitlachte (first-person past singular subordinate-clause)
lacht uit (main-clause present second-person singular)
lach uit (main-clause present second-person singular)
lachte uit (main-clause past second-person singular)
uitlacht (present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
uitlachte (past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
lacht uit (formal main-clause present second-person singular)
lachte uit (formal main-clause past second-person singular)
uitlacht (formal present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
uitlachte (formal past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
lacht uit (Flanders colloquial main-clause present second-person singular)
lacht uit (archaic formal main-clause majestic present second-person singular)
lachte uit (Flanders colloquial main-clause past second-person singular)
lachte uit (archaic formal main-clause majestic past second-person singular)
uitlacht (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
uitlacht (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular subordinate-clause)
uitlachte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
uitlachte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular subordinate-clause)
lacht uit (main-clause present singular third-person)
lachte uit (main-clause past singular third-person)
uitlacht (present singular subordinate-clause third-person)
uitlachte (past singular subordinate-clause third-person)
lachen uit (main-clause plural present)
lachten uit (main-clause past plural)
uitlachen (plural present subordinate-clause)
uitlachten (past plural subordinate-clause)
lache uit (archaic main-clause present singular subjunctive)
lachte uit (archaic main-clause past singular subjunctive)
uitlache (archaic present singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
uitlachte (archaic past singular subjunctive subordinate-clause)
lachen uit (archaic main-clause plural present subjunctive)
lachten uit (archaic main-clause past plural subjunctive)
uitlachen (archaic plural present subjunctive subordinate-clause)
uitlachten (archaic past plural subjunctive subordinate-clause)
lach uit (imperative main-clause present singular)
lacht uit (archaic imperative main-clause plural present)
uitlachend (main-clause participle present)
uitgelachen (main-clause participle past)


proesten

proesten (infinitive)
proesten (gerund neuter)
proest (first-person present singular)
proestte (first-person past singular)
proest (present second-person singular)
proestte (past second-person singular)
proest (formal present second-person singular)
proestte (formal past second-person singular)
proest (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
proest (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
proestte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
proestte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
proest (present singular third-person)
proestte (past singular third-person)
proesten (plural present)
proestten (past plural)
proeste (archaic present singular subjunctive)
proestte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
proesten (archaic plural present subjunctive)
proestten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
proest (imperative present singular)
proest (archaic imperative plural present)
proestend (participle present)
geproest (participle past)

Negerhollands: pruest

to produce a throaty wheezy noise in the throat while trying to hold back from bursting out laughing


klaterlach

nl-noun

klaterlach m (plural klaterlachen, diminutive klaterlachje n)

klaterlachen (plural)
klaterlachje (diminutive neuter)

From klateren (“to gurgle”) + lach (“laugh, laughter”).


hoongelach

Hoongelach valt mij ten deel.


schaterlach

nl-noun

schaterlach m (uncountable, diminutive schaterlachje n)


schaterlachen

schaterlachen (infinitive)
schaterlachen (gerund neuter)
schaterlach (first-person present singular)
schaterlachte (first-person past singular)
schaterlacht (present second-person singular)
schaterlach (present second-person singular)
schaterlachte (past second-person singular)
schaterlacht (formal present second-person singular)
schaterlachte (formal past second-person singular)
schaterlacht (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
schaterlacht (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
schaterlachte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
schaterlachte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
schaterlacht (present singular third-person)
schaterlachte (past singular third-person)
schaterlachen (plural present)
schaterlachten (past plural)
schaterlache (archaic present singular subjunctive)
schaterlachte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
schaterlachen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
schaterlachten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
schaterlach (imperative present singular)
schaterlacht (archaic imperative plural present)
schaterlachend (participle present)
geschaterlacht (participle past)


schateren

schateren (infinitive)
schateren (gerund neuter)
schater (first-person present singular)
schaterde (first-person past singular)
schatert (present second-person singular)
schater (present second-person singular)
schaterde (past second-person singular)
schatert (formal present second-person singular)
schaterde (formal past second-person singular)
schatert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
schatert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
schaterde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
schaterde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
schatert (present singular third-person)
schaterde (past singular third-person)
schateren (plural present)
schaterden (past plural)
schatere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
schaterde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
schateren (archaic plural present subjunctive)
schaterden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
schater (imperative present singular)
schatert (archaic imperative plural present)
schaterend (participle present)
geschaterd (participle past)

From Middle Dutch schateren, scateren, from Old Dutch *skateron, from Proto-Germanic *skat-. Probably ultimately onomatopoeic in origin. Cognate with Low German schateren, English shatter and scatter. Related to schetteren.


giebelen

giebelen (infinitive)
giebelen (gerund neuter)
giebel (first-person present singular)
giebelde (first-person past singular)
giebelt (present second-person singular)
giebel (present second-person singular)
giebelde (past second-person singular)
giebelt (formal present second-person singular)
giebelde (formal past second-person singular)
giebelt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
giebelt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
giebelde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
giebelde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
giebelt (present singular third-person)
giebelde (past singular third-person)
giebelen (plural present)
giebelden (past plural)
giebele (archaic present singular subjunctive)
giebelde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
giebelen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
giebelden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
giebel (imperative present singular)
giebelt (archaic imperative plural present)
giebelend (participle present)
gegiebeld (participle past)

Ik weet niet waarom die twee daar achterin aan het giebelen zijn.

I don't know why those two in the back are laughing furtively.

(intransitive, said mostly of children) to laugh quietly, giggle furtively or in a quasi-conspiratorial manner