eolet

Old English

Etymology

Either from an unattested *eol + -et (as in thicket), or most likely from a variant of *ēalēt from ēa (“water”) + *lēt from lǣtan (“to let, leave, allow, permit”), compare also wætergelǣt (“water-course, aqueduct”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe͜o.let/

Noun

eolet n

1. sea voyage, journey
   • , , Beowulf

     Ðā wæs sund liden, eoletes æt ende.

     Then was the sea traversed, at the water-voyage's end.