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)

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

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