láta

Faroese edit

láta (third person singular past indicative læt, third person plural past indicative lótu, supine látið)

Conjugation of láta (group v-64)
infinitive	láta
supine	látið
participle (a26)¹	látandi	látin
	present	past
first singular	láti	læt
second singular	letur	lætst
third singular	letur	læt
plural	láta	lótu
	imperative
singular	lát!
plural	látið!
¹Only the past participle being declined.

Derived terms

láta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative lét, third-person plural past indicative létu, supine látið)

(transitive, takes the accusative) to put
Hvert léstu fartölvuna mína?
Where did you put my laptop?
(transitive, takes the accusative) to lose, to let go
(transitive, takes the accusative) to let, to make, to have
(transitive, takes the accusative) to behave, to act
(impersonal)
Er til lengdar lætur.
In the long run.

Ég veiddi fimm fiska á tíma þegar best lét.
I caught five fish per hour at best.

Eins og að líkum lætur.
As may be expected.

uncategorized, derived terms from the verb láta

derived terms from the verb láta

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

Conjugation of láta — active (strong class 7)

Conjugation of láta — mediopassive (strong class 7)

láta in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.