rioten
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Anglo-Norman rioter; equivalent to riot + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]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
[edit]Conjugation of rioten (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “rīoten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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- Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival)
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- enm:Emotions
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