alettan

== Old English == === Etymology === From ā- +‎ lettan (“to hinder”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑːˈlet.tɑn/ === Verb === ālettan (hapax legomenon) to keep, restrain from, hinder ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: aletten === References === Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2024), “a-lettan”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to Le ⁠, Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.