Translation of "let" into Old Norse

Etymology Edit From Proto-Germanic *lētaną, whence also English let. Pronunciation Edit (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈlɑːtɑ/ (13th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈlɒːta/ Verb Edit láta (singular past indicative lét, plural past indicative létu, past participle látinn) (transitive, with accusative) to set, put in place (with accusative) to cede, give up (with accusative) to leave, forsake hann ætlaði at láta dróttningina eina he intended to divorce the queen (with accusative or dative) to lose (with infinitive) to have someone do something, have something done ek lét leiða þjóf bundinn til þings I had the thief taken (lit. let lead the thief) to the Thing in shackles (with sem) to make as if, to pretend (with accusative) to estimate, value (with accusative) to express, say (with accusative) to give, make a sound (reflexive) to die