Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lātan

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lētaną.

Verb

*lātan

  1. to let, to allow
  2. to leave alone

Inflection

Strong class 7d
Infinitive *lātan
1st sg. past *lēt
3rd pl. past *lētun
Past ptcple *lātan
Infinitive *lātan
Genitive infin. *lātannjas
Dative infin. *lātannjē
Instrum. infin. *lātannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *lātu *lēt
2nd singular *lātiʀi *lētī
3rd singular *lātidi *lēt
1st plural *lātum *lētum
2nd plural *lātid *lētud
3rd plural *lātand *lētun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *lātē *lētī
2nd singular *lātēs *lētī
3rd singular *lātē *lētī
1st plural *lātēm *lētīm
2nd plural *lātēþ *lētīd
3rd plural *lātēn *lētīn
Imperative Present
Singular *lāt
Plural *lātid
Present Past
Participle *lātandī *lātan

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 107:*lātan