letten

Verb

letten

1. (obsolete) past participle of let

Adjective

letten (not comparable)

1. (obsolete, rare) Let; demised, leased.

References

• NED VI:i (1908), page 218

Anagrams

• nettle, telnet

Etymology

From Middle Dutch letten, from Old Dutch *letten, from Proto-Germanic *latjaną. Equivalent to laat (“late”) +‎ -en (“deadjectival”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛtə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtən

Verb

letten

1. (transitive) to pay attention, to mind [with op ‘to’]
2. (transitive) to prevent from doing something, to keep, to stop

   Wat let je? ― What's keeping you?

3. (transitive, dialectal) to watch, to look, to see

Etymology

lett +‎ -en

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛtːɛn]
• Hyphenation: let‧ten

Adjective

letten

1. superessive singular of lett

Noun

letten

1. superessive singular of lett

Etymology

From Old Dutch *letten, from Proto-Germanic *latjaną.

Verb

letten

1. to hinder, to slow
2. to stop, to halt
3. to delay, to wait
4. to disadvantage, to harm

Further reading

• “letten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “letten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Noun

letten

1. definite singular of lett