English

Noun

Lett ‎(plural Letts)

1. Latvian

Adjective

Lett ‎(not comparable)

1. Latvian

Anagrams

• telt

English

Verb

lett

1. Archaic form of let (for first person singular, and first, second and third person plural present)
   • 1754, Walter Goodall, An Examination of the Letters, Said to be written by Mary Queen of Scots, to James Earl of Bothwell: Also An Inquiry into the Murder of Kind Henry. Vol. II, Edinburgh, p.323 (The Quenes Majesty to the Lord Wardens of the marches, for assistance of the Erle of Murray):

     We grete you well. Wheras the Erle of Murray, and uther Noblemen and Gentlemen of Scotland, came into this our realme, upon our request, and by our saife conduct for their entry and departure, we lett you know, that we have licensed him, and them all, with their traynes, to returne into Scotland, there to continue in their former estates.

See also

• lettest (second person singular present)
• letteth (third person singular present)

Estonian

Noun

lett ‎(genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. counter

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛtː]

Etymology 1

lesz +‎ -tt

Verb

lett

1. third-person singular indicative past indefinite of lesz
2. past participle of lesz

Etymology 2

Borrowing from German Lette, from the Medieval Latin lettus ‎(“Latvian”).

Adjective

lett (not comparable)

1. Latvian (of, or relating to Latvia, its people or language)

Declension

Noun

lett ‎(plural lettek)

1. Latvian (person)
2. (singular only) Latvian (language)

Declension

Derived terms

• Lettország

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-.

Adjective

lett ‎(neuter singular lett, definite singular and plural lette, comparative lettere, indefinite superlative lettest, definite superlative letteste)

1. easy (requiring little skill or effort)
2. light (not heavy)
3. (as an adverb) easily, lightly

Derived terms

• fjærlett
• lettere sagt enn gjort

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• (past participle of leite): leita, leitet, leitt

Verb

lett

1. past participle of leite
2. past participle of lete
3. imperative of lette

References

• “lett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse léttr

Adjective

lett ‎(neuter singular lett, definite singular and plural lette, comparative lettare, indefinite superlative lettast, definite superlative lettaste)

1. easy
2. light (not heavy)
3. (as an adverb) easily

References

• “lett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Adjective

lett

1. absolute indefinite neuter form of led.

Noun

lett c

1. Latvian, person from Latvia

Declension

Verb

lett

1. supine of leda.
2. supine of le.