"belaugh" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: belaughs [present, singular, third-person], belaughing [participle, present], belaughed [participle, past], belaughed [past]
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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|belahhen}} Middle English belahhen, {{inh|en|ang|behlehhan}} Old English behlehhan, {{prefix|en|be|laugh}} be- + laugh, {{cog|de|belachen||to laugh at}} German belachen (“to laugh at”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} belaugh (third-person singular simple present belaughs, present participle belaughing, simple past and past participle belaughed)
  1. (transitive) To laugh about; laugh over; laugh at. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-belaugh-en-verb-b-VGFM41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

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