Contionary:laten

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk laten, from Old Skundavisk lātan, lētan, from Halmisk ᛚᛖᛏᚨᚾ (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

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)

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