louten
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
louten f pl
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English lūtan, from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
louten
- (transitive, intransitive) To bow; to lower oneself in prostration or submission.
- (transitive, intransitive) To become submissive; to follow the orders of or yield to somebody.
- (transitive, intransitive) To pray or show devotion towards a deity or religious figure.
- (usually transitive) To revere or admire; to show deference for somebody.
- (intransitive) To crouch or squat; to lower one's body.
- (transitive, intransitive) To lower one's head; to slouch or droop.
- (intransitive) To fall over; to topple (often in the context of death)
- (intransitive, rare) To travel or go downwards or down.
- (transitive, intransitive, figurative) To decline; to suffer from ill luck.
Usage notes
The inflection of this verb as a class 2 strong verb (let, *louten/leten, *loten) is restricted to Early Middle English and even then rare.
Conjugation
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Conjugation of louten (weak/strong class 2)
infinitive | (to) louten | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | loute | louted, lout, let |
2nd person singular | loutest | louted, lout, let, *loutedst |
3rd person singular | louteþ, louteth | louted, lout, let |
plural | louten | lout(en), *leten |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | loute | louted, *loute |
plural | louten | lout(en), *leten |
imperative | present | |
singular | loute | |
plural | louteþ, louteth | |
participle | present | past |
loutende, loutinge | (y)louted, *(y)loten |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “lǒuten (v.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-14.
Etymology 2
From Old English lūtian, from Proto-Germanic *lutōną.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
louten
- (transitive, intransitive) To conceal; to place out of sight.
- (transitive, intransitive, rare) To live or inhabit.
Conjugation
Conjugation of louten (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “lǒuten (v.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-14.
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