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le.

scythe (farm tool)

2 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun[leˀ]
  1. scythe (farm tool)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse lé (“scythe”), from Proto-Germanic *lewô, cognate with Norwegian ljå and Swedish lie.

verb[leˀ]
  1. to laugh (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse hlæja, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną, cognate with English laugh and German lachen.

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