Mirth
Mirth , noun
[Old English mirthe, murthe, merthe, Anglo-Saxon myre, myrge, merhe, mirhe. See Merry.]
1.
Merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter; jollity.
Then will I cause to cease... from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth.
2.
That which causes merriment. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare