lettan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • lættan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lattjan, from Proto-Germanic *latjaną, from Proto-Germanic *lataz (“slow, late”), equivalent to læt +‎ -an. Cognate with Old Frisian letta, Old Saxon lettian, Old High German lezzen, Old Norse letja, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (latjan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlet.tɑn/

Verb

lettan

  1. to hinder, obstruct

Conjugation

Conjugation of lettan (weak, class 1)
infinitive lettan lettenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular lette lette
second person singular letst lettest
third person singular lett, let lette
plural lettaþ letton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular lette lette
plural letten letten
imperative
singular lete
plural lettaþ
participle present past
lettende (ġe)leted, (ġe)lett, (ġe)let

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: letten, lætten, latten
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.