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on-lǽtan

  • verb [ strong ]
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to release, relax
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  • Ðonne forstes bend Fæder onlǽteþ,

      Beo. Th. 3223; B. 1609.
  • Ðonne him sigera weard his gewealdleðer wille onlǽtan,

      Met. 11, 28, 75.
to let a thing go on, to continue
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  • Tó anlǽtenne

    continuanda,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 19.
  • Fæstan twegen dagas on ðære wucan, bútan hý ouermicel geswinc habben. Gif hý út an æcere wurc habben, ðæs middæges gereord is singallíce tó anlǽtenne (on-,

      MS. T.), R. Ben. 66, 1.
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