pouten

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably borrowed from North Germanic, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *pūtō (“swollen”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuːtən/

Verb

pouten (third-person singular simple present pouteth, present participle poutende, poutynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle pouted)

  1. (rare) To pout (push out one's lips)

Conjugation

Conjugation of pouten (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) counten, counte
present tense past tense
1st-person singular counte counted
2nd-person singular countest countedest
3rd-person singular counteth counted
subjunctive singular counte
imperative singular —
plural1 counten, counte counteden, countede
imperative plural counteth, counte —
participles countynge, countende counted, ycounted

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

Descendants

  • English: pout

References

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