læt
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Verb
læt
Verb
læt
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *lat, whence also Old High German laz and Old Norse latr.
Pronunciation
Adjective
læt (comparative lætra, superlative latost)
- slow
- late
- Leech Book, Leech Book, Volume II, xxxiv.
- Wiþ latre meltunge. Olisatrum hātte wyrt sēo dēah tō drincanne.
- For late digestion; a wort hight olusatrum, which is good to drink.
- Leech Book, Leech Book, Volume II, xxxiv.
Declension
Declension of læt — Strong
Declension of læt — Weak
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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
Strong a-stem:
Verb
læt
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