lætan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *lātan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlæː.tɑn/ === Verb === lǣtan to let, allow Exeter Book, Christ A, The Navitivity c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Beginning of Creation" c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Lord's Prayer" Blickling Homilies, "The Third Sunday in Lent" c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Festival of St. Peter the Apostle" (auxiliary) to have someone do something, have something done [with infinitive] late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints, "St. Euphrasia, Virgin" Blickling Homilies, "The Annunciation of Saint Mary" to leave someone/something in a certain situation c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle" 1038, charter concerning Harold Harefoot c. 992, Ælfric, "Easter Sunday" late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Exodus 21:27 to suppose ==== Usage notes ==== In sense 2 (“to have something done, have someone do something”), lǣtan is used with the infinitive of the following verb, not the past participle: Iċ lēt hine tō Engla lande bringan þæt hē wiþ mīne lǣċas rēde (“I had him brought [lit. let bring him] over to England to consult with my doctors”). ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ālǣtan forlǣtan tōlǣtan ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: leten, lettenEnglish: letScots: lat, let, leteYola: leth