lettest

English

Verb

lettest

  1. (archaic) Second-person singular simple present form of let.
    • 1534, The first New Testament printed in English[1]:
      Lord Now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy promise.
  2. (dialectal) second-person simple past singular of let
    • 1898, Maurus Jokai, The Nameless Castle[2]:
      Thou lettest me kiss thee last year, and the year before, and every other year.
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