strouten

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English strūtian, from Proto-West Germanic *strūtōn, from Proto-Germanic *strūtōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstruːtən/, /ˈstrutən/

Verb

strouten

  1. To protrude or bulge; to poke out.
  2. To dispute or strive; to be in conflict with.
  3. (rare) To flaunt fine clothes.
  4. (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

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

Descendants

  • English: strut
  • Scots: strute

References

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