læt

See also: laet, lät, and læt-

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

læt

1. present tense of låta

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlæt/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *lataz, whence also Old High German laz, Old Norse latr; from Proto-Indo-European *lad- ‎(“slow, weary”). Akin to Old English latian ‎(“to delay”), Old English lettan ‎(“to hinder”).

Adjective

læt

1. slow
2. sluggish
3. late

Declension

Declension of læt — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	læt	latu	læt
Accusative	lætne	late	læt
Genitive	lates	lætre	lates
Dative	latum	lætre	latum
Instrumental	late	lætre	late
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	late	lata, -e	latu, -e
Accusative	late	lata, -e	latu, -e
Genitive	lætra	lætra	lætra
Dative	latum	latum	latum
Instrumental	latum	latum	latum

Declension of læt — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lata	late	late
Accusative	latan	latan	late
Genitive	latan	latan	latan
Dative	latan	latan	latan
Instrumental	latan	latan	latan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	latan	latan	latan
Accusative	latan	latan	latan
Genitive	lætra, latena	lætra, latena	lætra, latena
Dative	latum	latum	latum
Instrumental	latum	latum	latum

Related terms

• latian
• lator, latost

Descendants

• English: late

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.

Noun

læt m

1. a class of man ranking between a slave and a ceorl.
2. a serf.

Declension

Declension of læt (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	læt	latas
accusative	læt	latas
genitive	lætes	lata
dative	læte	latum