gouten

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French goutter, goter (“to drip”), from goutte, gote (“drop of fluid”), from Latin gutta (“drop of fluid”).

Verb

gǒuten (third-person singular simple present gouteth, present participle goutende, goutynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle gouted)

1. (of candles) to drip, to gutter, to gout
2. to fall in drops

Conjugation

Conjugation of gouten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) gouten, goute
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	goute	gouted
2nd-person singular	goutest	goutedest
3rd-person singular	gouteth	gouted
subjunctive singular	goute
imperative singular		—
plural1	gouten, goute	gouteden, goutede
imperative plural	gouteth, goute	—
participles	goutynge, goutende	gouted, ygouted

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• gǒute
• gǒutī
• gǒutīnes
• gǒutish
• gǒutǒus

Descendants

• English: gout (verb)