Contionary:laten

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk laten, from Old Skundavisk lātan, lētan, from Halmisk lētan, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną. The shortening of the /a/ vowel during the late times of Old Skundavisk is irregular and explains why the modern form is not *låten as it normally would be.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /latɘn/

Verb

laten (class 7 strong, third-person singular simple present lætet, past tense let, past participle gelaten, past subjunctive lete, auxiliary haven)

1. to let

   Lat mig intreden.

   Let me enter.

Inflection

infinitive		laten
present participle		latend
past participle		gelaten
auxiliary		haven
	indicative		subjunctive
present	ik late	wi laten	ik late	wi laten
	thou lætst	ji latet	thou lætst	ji latet
	hi, si, hit lætet	si, Si laten	hi, si, hit late	si, Si laten
preterit	ik let	wi leten	ik lete	wi leten
	thou letst	ji letet	thou letest	ji letet
	hi, si, hit let	si, Si leten	hi, si, hit lete	si, Si leten
imperative	lat	latet (ji)