lått
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse hlátr, derived from hlæja (“to laugh”), from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (whence Old English hleahtor and English laughter). Compare latter.
Noun
lått (singular definite låtten)
Usage notes
The word is rarely used in Bokmål, the synonyme (and cognate) latter is much more common.
Synonyms
References
- “laatt” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “laughter”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔtː/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hlátr, derived from hlæja (“to laugh”), from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (whence Old English hleahtor and English laughter). Compare latter.
Noun
lått m (definite singular låtten, indefinite plural låttar, definite plural låttane)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- bli til lått
- få seg en god lått
- setje i ein lått
Etymology 2
From Old Norse lát (“sound, behaviour”), influenced by modern Norwegian slått (“haymaking”).
Noun
lått m (definite singular låtten, indefinite plural låttar, definite plural låttane)
- a music piece, a song
- Eg er på veg til studiotet for å spele inn ein lått.
- I'm heading to the studio to record a song.
- Kor mange Beatles-låttar har du høyrt?
- How many Beatles-songs have you heard?
- haymaking
Synonyms
References
- “lått” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “laughter”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Swedish
Verb
lått
- supine of låda