rioten

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman rioter; equivalent to riot +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riːˈɔːtən/, /riːˈuːtən/, /ˈriːutən/, /ˈriːatən/, /ˈriːətən/

Verb

rioten (third-person singular simple present rioteth, present participle riotende, riotynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle rioted)

  1. To indulge; to engage in pleasure.
  2. (rare) To live without restraint; to behave in a riotous way.
  3. (rare) To devastate or wreck (a region)

Conjugation

Conjugation of rioten (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) rioten, riote
present tense past tense
1st-person singular riote rioted
2nd-person singular riotest riotedest
3rd-person singular rioteth rioted
subjunctive singular riote
imperative singular —
plural1 rioten, riote rioteden, riotede
imperative plural rioteth, riote —
participles riotynge, riotende rioted

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

Descendants

  • English: riot
  • Scots: royet, royt

References

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