lætta

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse létta, from Proto-Germanic *linhtijaną.

Verb[edit]

lætta (third person singular past indicative lætti, third person plural past indicative lættu, supine lætt)

  1. to lighten (make less heavy)
  2. to lift or raise a little
  3. to make easier; to ease; to relieve; to alleviate

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of lætta (group v-9)
infinitive lætta
supine lætt
participle (a5)1 lættandi lættur
present past
first singular lætti lætti
second singular lættir lætti
third singular lættir lætti
plural lætta lættu
imperative
singular lætt!
plural lættið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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