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ge-lettan

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ge-lettan, ðú -letest; p. -lette; pp. -lett, -let; v. a.
To hinder, delay, let, stop; retardare, impedire
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  • Hí hine mágon gelettan

    they may delay it,

    • Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 9
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  • Hine seó eá lange gelette ðæs oferfæreldes

    the river long hindered him from passing over,

    • Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43. 45
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  • Ðú geletest láþ werod

    thou shalt stop the hostile force,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 187
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    • El. 94
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  • To hraðe hine gelette lidmanna sum ðá he ðæs eorles earm amyrde

    too soon one of the seamen hindered him when he disabled the earl's arm,

    • Byrht. Th. 136, 40
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    • By. 164
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  • Ne lǽt ðec síðes getwǽfan láde gelettan lifgendne monn

    let not living man divert thee from the course, hinder thee from the way,

    • Exon. 123 b; Th. 474, 3
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    • Bo. 24 : 37 b; Th. 123, 29
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    • Gú. 330
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  • Ac hit wæs ðá ðurh Eádríc ealdorman gelet swá hit ðá ǽfre wæs

    but matters were hindered by alderman Eadric as they always were then,

    • Chr. 1009; Erl. 143, 1
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  • He wearþ gelet,

    he was hindered,

    • 1075; Erl. 213, 17
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-lettan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/14978.

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