lout

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /laʊt/ (Canada) IPA(key): /lʌʊt/ Rhymes: -aʊt === Etymology 1 === Of dialectal origin, likely derived from Middle English louten (“to bow, bend low, stoop over”), from Old English lūtan (“to bow, bend forward, stoop”), from Proto-West Germanic *lūtan, from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną (“to bow down, lout”). Alternatively, derived from Middle English louten (“to hide, lurk”), from Old English lūtian (“to lurk, skulk”), from Proto-West Germanic *lūtēn (“to be hidden, be concealed”). Compare Old Norse lútr (“stooping”), Gothic 𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 (lutōn, “to deceive”). Non-Germanic cognates are probably Old Church Slavonic лоудити (luditi, “to deceive”), Serbo-Croatian lud and Albanian lut (“to beg, pray”). ==== Noun ==== lout (plural louts) A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:troublemaker A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bumpkin ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== lout (third-person singular simple present louts, present participle louting, simple past and past participle louted) (obsolete, transitive) To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English louten, from Old English lūtan, from Proto-West Germanic *lūtan, from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną. Cognate with Old Norse lúta, Danish lude (“to bend”), Norwegian lute (“stoop”), Swedish luta. ==== Verb ==== lout (third-person singular simple present louts, present participle louting, simple past and past participle louted) (intransitive, archaic) To bend, bow, stoop. === References === === Anagrams === Toul, tolu, ulto