"lauch" meaning in Scots

See lauch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /lɑːx/, /lɔːx/, /laːx/ [Insular-Scots, Northern-Scots] Forms: lauchs [present, singular, third-person], lauchin [participle, present], leuch [past], lauchen [participle, past], leuchen [also, participle, past]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle Scots lauch, from Early Scots lauch, from Old English hliehhan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną. More at laugh. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sco|gmw-msc|lauch|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Scots lauch, {{inh+|sco|gmw-msc|lauch}} Inherited from Middle Scots lauch, {{inh|sco|enm-esc|lauch}} Early Scots lauch, {{inh|sco|ang|hliehhan}} Old English hliehhan, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*hlahjaną}} Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną Head templates: {{sco-verb/getPres3rdSg|lauchs|lauchin|leuch|lauchen}} lauchs, {{sco-verb/getPresP|lauchs|lauchin|leuch|lauchen}} lauchin, {{sco-verb/getPast|lauchs|lauchin|leuch|lauchen}} leuch, {{sco-verb/getPastP|lauchs|lauchin|leuch|lauchen}} lauchen, {{sco-verb/getPast|lauchs|lauchin|leuch|lauchen}} leuch, {{sco-verb/getPast|lauchs|lauchin|leuch|lauchen}} leuch, {{sco-verb/getPastP|lauchs|lauchin|leuch|lauchen}} lauchen, {{sco-verb/getPast|lauchs|lauchin|leuch|lauchen}} leuch, {{sco-verb/getPastP|lauchs|lauchin|leuch|lauchen}} lauchen, {{sco-verb/getPastP|lauchs|lauchin|leuch|lauchen}} lauchen, {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|lauchs|present participle|lauchin|simple past|leuch|past participle|lauchen|head=}} lauch (third-person singular simple present lauchs, present participle lauchin, simple past leuch, past participle lauchen), {{sco-verb|lauchs|lauchin|leuch|lauchen}} lauch (third-person singular simple present lauchs, present participle lauchin, simple past leuch, past participle lauchen)
  1. to laugh
    Sense id: en-lauch-sco-verb-hAh7OITr Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header
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