- lettan
- \lettan1 wv/t1b to let, hinder, delay, impede, oppress
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lettan
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let — I. , v. a. == hinder. RG. 380. AS. lettan II. , v. a. == permit, cause a thing to be done. RG. 383; [late]. RG. 445; ‘to let blood’ == cause blood to flow; part. ‘ilate.’ RG. 565 == let alone. Wright’s L. P. p. 49 == consider, think. 757 B. Body… … Oldest English Words
целовать — целую, укр. цiлувати, др. русск. цѣловати приветствовать, целовать, приносить присягу, преклоняться , ст. слав. цѣловати ἀσπάζεσθαι, salutare (Мар., Супр.), болг. целувам целую , сербохорв. цjели̏вати, цjѐлуjе̑м – то же, словен. cẹlovati, чеш.… … Этимологический словарь русского языка Макса Фасмера
Let — (l[e^]t), v. t. [OE. letten, AS. lettan to delay, to hinder, fr. l[ae]t slow; akin to D. letten to hinder, G. verletzen to hurt, Icel. letja to hold back, Goth. latjan. See {Late}.] To retard; to hinder; to impede; to oppose. [Archaic] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
let — I. transitive verb (letted; letted or let; letting) Etymology: Middle English letten, from Old English lettan to delay, hinder; akin to Old High German lezzen to delay, hurt, Old English lǣt late Date: before 12th century archaic hinder, prevent… … New Collegiate Dictionary
lē- — To let go, slacken. Contracted from *leə₁ . I. Extended form *lēd . 1. a. let1, from Old English lǣtan, to allow, leave undone, from Germanic *lētan; b. liege; allegiance, from Late Latin laetus, semifree colonist, from Germanic derivative … Universalium
let — let1 /let/, v., let, letting, n. v.t. 1. to allow or permit: to let him escape. 2. to allow to pass, go, or come: to let us through. 3. to grant the occupancy or use of (land, buildings, rooms, space, etc., or movable property) for rent or hire… … Universalium
lassen — Vst. std. (8. Jh.), mhd. lāzen, ahd. lāz(z)an, as. lātan Stammwort. Aus g. * lǣt a Vst. (ursprünglich reduplizierend), auch in gt. letan, anord. láta, ae. lettan, afr. lēta. Mit gleicher Lautform keine genaue Entsprechung. Vgl. l. lassus unter… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
verletzen — Vsw std. (13. Jh.), mhd. verletzen neben letzen, ahd. lezzen, as. lettian Stammwort. Aus g. * lat ija Vsw. hemmen, aufhalten , auch in gt. latjan, anord. letja, ae. lettan, afr. letta; Faktitivum zu g. * lata Adj. lässig (laß). Die heutige… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
let — {{11}}let (n.) stoppage, obstruction (obsolete unless in legal contracts), late 12c., from archaic verb letten to hinder, from O.E. lettan hinder, delay, from P.Gmc. *latjanan (Cf. O.S. lettian to hinder, O.N. letja to hold back, O.H.G. lezzen to … Etymology dictionary
let — let1 verb (lets, letting; past and past participle let) 1》 not prevent or forbid; allow. 2》 used in the imperative to express an intention, proposal, or instruction: let s have a drink. 3》 used to express an assumption upon which a theory or… … English new terms dictionary
