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

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.

Related terms

• a-strout
• strout
• stroutere

Descendants

• English: strut
• Scots: strute

References

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