Participles
| Present | lettende |
| Past | (ġe)leted; (ġe)lett; (ġe)let |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | lette |
| 2nd sing. | letst |
| 3rd sing. | lett; let |
| 1st plur. | lettaþ |
| 2nd plur. | lettaþ |
| 3rd plur. | lettaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | lette |
| 2nd sing. | lettest |
| 3rd sing. | lette |
| 1st plur. | letton |
| 2nd plur. | letton |
| 3rd plur. | letton |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | lette |
| 2nd sing. | lette |
| 3rd sing. | lette |
| 1st plur. | letten |
| 2nd plur. | letten |
| 3rd plur. | letten |
Past
| 1st sing. | lette |
| 2nd sing. | lette |
| 3rd sing. | lette |
| 1st plur. | letten |
| 2nd plur. | letten |
| 3rd plur. | letten |
Imperative
| Singular | lete |
| Plural | lettaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'lettan'
settan,
hoppettan,
wincettan,
grunnettan,
sworettan,
swolgettan,
plættan,
galpettan,
efnettan,
hospettan,
grymettan,
ettan,
lyffettan,
cancettan,
spryttan,
hwettan,
lettan,
bealcettan,
hettan,
gorettan, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'lettan'
ettan,
hettan,
settan,
asettan,
beatan,
betan,
dyttan,
ehtan,
etan,
fetian,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *lattjan, from Proto-Germanic *latjaną, from Proto-Germanic *lataz (“slow, late”), equivalent to læt + -an. Cognate with Old Frisian letta, Old Saxon lettian, Old High German lezzen, Old Norse letja, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (latjan). See: Proto-Germanic '
*latjaną', Old Saxon '
lettian'.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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