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letteth

Archaic Terms
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An old third-person singular form of "let," meaning allow or permit.

Detailed Definition
"Letteth" is an archaic verb form common in older English writing. Here it means "allows" or "permits," not the modern sense of "let" as in renting property.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Nor letteth me live nor die at my device” uses letteth in the archaic sense of hinders or prevents; “The storm letteth not the sailor go” shows the verb’s older meaning clearly; “Nothing letteth the spring from returning” contrasts archaic grammar with a familiar idea; Students should not read letteth here as modern lets, meaning permits
Additional Notes
The form "letteth" in "Nor letteth me live" is an old verb form that many modern readers would need to look up.; Found in the poem, I Find No Peace by Sir Thomas Wyatt
Also Known As
let allow permit grant
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