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	strouted
imperative singular	stroute	—

plural¹	strouten, stroute	strouteden, stroutede
imperative plural	strouteth, stroute	—

participles	stroutynge, stroutende	strouted

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

Related terms

Descendants

English: strut
Scots: strute

References

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

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