leatn.

Brit.

/liːt/, U.S.

/lit/

Forms: Middle English lete, 1500s–1600s leate, 1600s let, 1600s lett, 1600s– leat, 1800s– leet.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English gelǣt.

Etymology: Probably the reflex (with aphesis) of Old English gelǣt (in wæter-gelǣt water leat n.). Compare leet n.¹The simplex Old English gelǣt coming together, junction (see leet n.¹) is only attested with reference to roads and ways; it is uncertain whether quot. c1340 (a late copy of a 10th-cent. charter) should be taken to imply currency in Old English in the sense ‘water channel’, especially as the text bears signs of later revision. Perhaps compare early modern German las , lässe , in sense ‘stretch of water of a specified length (between fish traps)’ (1530), German regional (Switzerland) lass small water channel. Apparently attested slightly earlier in the place name Langelete , Wiltshire (1235; now Longleat), usually assumed to refer to a mill leat in this location. In quots. 1279 and c1340 showing forms reflecting feminine agreement (with the reflex of Old English þǣre , feminine dative singular form of the definite article); see discussion at leet n.¹ In modern regional use the word is found chiefly in the south-west, although a wider distribution in earlier times is suggested by place-name evidence; compare the field names Whithlete (1319) and le Oldletes (1395), both attested in Cambridgeshire.

An artificial channel for the conveyance of water, esp. for agricultural or industrial purposes. Also occasionally: a natural watercourse; a stream, a river.See also mill-leat n., water leat n.In quots. 1279, 1330 in surnames.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > channel for conveyance of water

water leatOE

water lade1224

leat1279

watergang1293

sow1316

trough1398

wissinga1400

lanec1420

waterway1431

water leasow1440

watercoursea1450

fleam1523

lead1541

cut1548

aqueducta1552

lake1559

strand1565

race1570

channel1581

watergauge1597

gout1598

server1610

carriage1669

runnel1669

aquage1706

shoot1707

tewel1725

run1761

penstock1763

hulve1764

way-gang1766

culvert1774

flume1784

shute1790

pentrough1793

raceway1793

water carriage1793

carrier1794

conductor1796

water carrier1827

penchute1875

chute1878

by-cut1883

1279 in M. T. Löfvenberg Stud. Middle Eng. Local Surnames (1942) 120 [Somerset] Will. Bytherlete.

1330 in J. E. B. Gover & A. Mawer Place-names Devon (1931) I. 172 John atte Lete.

c1340 ( Bounds (Sawyer 431) in S. E. Kelly Charters of Glastonbury Abbey (2012) 355 Þanen on riȝt to þis est long furlanges est ende, endelang þar lete to þan north lang furlanges north ende, endlanges þar lete þar on stan wey.

1434 in Dugdale's Monasticon Anglicanum (1819) II. 463 (MED) The saide priour..schal have fre goynge and comynge..to purge and clense alle the said curse of water, and to caste the stonys and gravell, fenne and slyme of the same lete in bothe sidys uppon the lande of the same Richard.

1565 in Devon Notes & Queries (1905) 3 244 [The] leate was finished and the myll reedified.

1590–1 in Trans. Devon. Assoc. (1884) 16 526 Item pd to 4 trumpetors that were att the leate by Mr Maiors commaundemt, vs.

a1643 W. Monson Naval Tracts iv, in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. (1704) III. 432/1 Streight, River, or other Let of Water, fresh or salt.

1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 2098 Cut a Leat, Gurt, or Trench.

1758 W. Borlase Nat. Hist. Cornwall xxvi. 317 Making our rivers navigable either by leats and canals, or by locks.

1832 A. E. Bray Let. in Descr. Part Devonshire (1836) I. xiii. 232 (note) Leet is used in Devonshire to signify a stream of water.

1882 R. F. Burton & V. F. Cameron To Gold Coast I. iii. 57 The water-course or leat-road of Santa Luzia.

1908 Parish Councils (Fabian Tract No. 137) 20 It has cleaned out the village leet (or water course).

1997 Guardian 9 July i. 16/6 Tiers of terraces built from granite boulders, watered by leats and growing wheat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leat
释义	leatn. Brit. /liːt/, U.S. /lit/ Forms: Middle English lete, 1500s–1600s leate, 1600s let, 1600s lett, 1600s– leat, 1800s– leet. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English gelǣt. Etymology: Probably the reflex (with aphesis) of Old English gelǣt (in wæter-gelǣt water leat n.). Compare leet n.¹The simplex Old English gelǣt coming together, junction (see leet n.¹) is only attested with reference to roads and ways; it is uncertain whether quot. c1340 (a late copy of a 10th-cent. charter) should be taken to imply currency in Old English in the sense ‘water channel’, especially as the text bears signs of later revision. Perhaps compare early modern German las , lässe , in sense ‘stretch of water of a specified length (between fish traps)’ (1530), German regional (Switzerland) lass small water channel. Apparently attested slightly earlier in the place name Langelete , Wiltshire (1235; now Longleat), usually assumed to refer to a mill leat in this location. In quots. 1279 and c1340 showing forms reflecting feminine agreement (with the reflex of Old English þǣre , feminine dative singular form of the definite article); see discussion at leet n.¹ In modern regional use the word is found chiefly in the south-west, although a wider distribution in earlier times is suggested by place-name evidence; compare the field names Whithlete (1319) and le Oldletes (1395), both attested in Cambridgeshire. An artificial channel for the conveyance of water, esp. for agricultural or industrial purposes. Also occasionally: a natural watercourse; a stream, a river.See also mill-leat n., water leat n.In quots. 1279, 1330 in surnames. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > channel for conveyance of water water leatOE water lade1224 leat1279 watergang1293 sow1316 trough1398 wissinga1400 lanec1420 waterway1431 water leasow1440 watercoursea1450 fleam1523 lead1541 cut1548 aqueducta1552 lake1559 strand1565 race1570 channel1581 watergauge1597 gout1598 server1610 carriage1669 runnel1669 aquage1706 shoot1707 tewel1725 run1761 penstock1763 hulve1764 way-gang1766 culvert1774 flume1784 shute1790 pentrough1793 raceway1793 water carriage1793 carrier1794 conductor1796 water carrier1827 penchute1875 chute1878 by-cut1883 1279 in M. T. Löfvenberg Stud. Middle Eng. Local Surnames (1942) 120 [Somerset] Will. Bytherlete. 1330 in J. E. B. Gover & A. Mawer Place-names Devon (1931) I. 172 John atte Lete. c1340 ( Bounds (Sawyer 431) in S. E. Kelly Charters of Glastonbury Abbey (2012) 355 Þanen on riȝt to þis est long furlanges est ende, endelang þar lete to þan north lang furlanges north ende, endlanges þar lete þar on stan wey. 1434 in Dugdale's Monasticon Anglicanum (1819) II. 463 (MED) The saide priour..schal have fre goynge and comynge..to purge and clense alle the said curse of water, and to caste the stonys and gravell, fenne and slyme of the same lete in bothe sidys uppon the lande of the same Richard. 1565 in Devon Notes & Queries (1905) 3 244 [The] leate was finished and the myll reedified. 1590–1 in Trans. Devon. Assoc. (1884) 16 526 Item pd to 4 trumpetors that were att the leate by Mr Maiors commaundemt, vs. a1643 W. Monson Naval Tracts iv, in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. (1704) III. 432/1 Streight, River, or other Let of Water, fresh or salt. 1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 2098 Cut a Leat, Gurt, or Trench. 1758 W. Borlase Nat. Hist. Cornwall xxvi. 317 Making our rivers navigable either by leats and canals, or by locks. 1832 A. E. Bray Let. in Descr. Part Devonshire (1836) I. xiii. 232 (note) Leet is used in Devonshire to signify a stream of water. 1882 R. F. Burton & V. F. Cameron To Gold Coast I. iii. 57 The water-course or leat-road of Santa Luzia. 1908 Parish Councils (Fabian Tract No. 137) 20 It has cleaned out the village leet (or water course). 1997 Guardian 9 July i. 16/6 Tiers of terraces built from granite boulders, watered by leats and growing wheat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1279
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