Lett
/lɛt/noun
An obsolete English verb meaning to hinder, delay, or obstruct.
Did you know?“Lett” is historically distinct from the familiar “let” meaning allow, although both Old English forms eventually converged in spelling and pronunciation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*latjaną
“To make slow or hinder; reconstructed ancestral form.”
Old English
Old English
lettan
“To hinder, delay, or obstruct.”
Middle English
Middle English
letten
“To hinder or prevent.”
14th–15th Century
English
letten
“To impede, obstruct, or hold back.”
Modern English
English
lett
“An obsolete or dialectal form meaning to hinder or delay.”