strouten
Middle English
Alternative forms
- strote, stroute, strowte, strowtyn, strut, strutt, strutten
Etymology
From Old English strūtian, from Proto-West Germanic *strūtōn, from Proto-Germanic *strūtōną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstruːtən/, /ˈstrutən/
Verb
strouten
- To protrude or bulge; to poke out.
- To dispute or strive; to be in conflict with.
- (rare) To flaunt fine clothes.
- (rare) To rebuke or reprove.
Conjugation
Conjugation of strouten (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) strouten, stroute | ||
---|---|---|---|
present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | stroute | strouted | |
2nd-person singular | stroutest | stroutedest | |
3rd-person singular | strouteth | strouted | |
subjunctive singular | stroute | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | strouten, stroute | strouteden, stroutede | |
imperative plural | strouteth, stroute | — | |
participles | stroutynge, stroutende | strouted |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
- a-strout
- strout
- stroutere
Descendants
- English: strut
- Scots: strute
References
- “strǒuten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.