rioten

Middle English

Alternative forms

riot, riote, ryot, ryotte

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)

To indulge; to engage in pleasure.
(rare) To live without restraint; to behave in a riotous way.
(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	rioted
imperative singular	riote	—

plural¹	rioten, riote	rioteden, riotede
imperative plural	rioteth, riote	—

participles	riotynge, riotende	rioted

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

Descendants

English: riot
Scots: royet, royt

References

“rīoten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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