lætan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lētaną.

Verb

lǣtan

to let
to allow
to let go, let alone, let blood
to pretend, pretend, represent
to treat, behave towards

Conjugation

Conjugation of lǣtan (strong class 7)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	lǣtan	tō lǣtanne
1st-person singular	lǣte	lēt
2nd-person singular	lǣtst	lēte
3rd-person singular	lǣtþ, lǣteþ	lēt
plural	lǣtaþ	lēton
subjunctive	present	past
singular	lǣte	lēte
plural	lǣten	lēten
imperative
singular	lǣt
plural	lǣtaþ
participle	present	past
	lǣtende	lǣten

Derived terms

forlǣtan

Descendants

Middle English: læten, leten
- English: let
- Scots: lat, let, lete

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