læt
Icelandic
Verb
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
læt
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *lataz, whence also Old High German laz, Old Norse latr; from Proto-Indo-European *lad- (“slow, weary”). Akin to Old English latian (“to delay”), Old English lettan (“to hinder”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
læt (comparative lætra, superlative lætest)
Declension
Declension of læt — Strong
Declension of læt — Weak
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- English: late
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *lētaz (“servant, slave”), from Proto-Indo-European *lē-. Akin to Middle Dutch laet (Dutch laat), Old High German laz (“half-freedman, serf”), Old Frisian lethar (“freedman”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍄𐍃 (fralēts). More at allegiance, liege.
Pronunciation
Noun
lǣt m
Declension
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- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English adjectives
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- Old English nouns
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