v. Obs. [f. A- pref. 1 out, away + LET, OE. alǽtan, cogn. w. OS. âlâtan, OHG. arlâʓan, Goth. uslêtan.] trans. To let go; also intr. to ‘give.’
c. 1000. Ags. Gosp., John x. 18. Ic hæbbe anweald mine sawle to alætane.
c. 1160. Hatton G., ibid. To alætene.
1205. Layam., 15932. Let alæten þis wæter & wei weorpen.
c. 1420. Pallad. on Husb., IX. 103. A potters potte uneled wol alete.
