louten

== Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlou̯tɛn] === Noun === louten f pl genitive plural of loutna == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English lūtan. ==== Alternative forms ==== loute, lowten, lowton, lowtyn, lowte, lutenn ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈluːtən/ ==== Verb ==== louten (ambitransitive) To bow; to lower oneself in prostration or submission. (ambitransitive) To become submissive; to follow the orders of or yield to somebody. (ambitransitive) To pray or show devotion towards a deity or religious figure. (usually transitive) To revere or admire; to show deference for somebody. (intransitive) To crouch or squat; to lower one's body. (ambitransitive) To lower one's head; to slouch or droop. (intransitive) To fall over; to topple (often in the context of death) (intransitive, rare) To travel or go downwards or down. (ambitransitive, figurative) To decline; to suffer from ill luck. ===== Usage notes ===== The inflection of this verb as a class 2 strong verb (let, *louten, *loten) is restricted to Early Middle English and even then rare. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== lowting ===== Descendants ===== English: lout (obsolete) Scots: lout, loot, lowt ===== References ===== “lǒuten, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 October 2018. === Etymology 2 === From Old English lūtian, from Proto-Germanic *lutōną. ==== Alternative forms ==== lutie ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈluːtən/ ==== Verb ==== louten (ambitransitive) To conceal; to place out of sight. (ambitransitive, rare) To live or inhabit. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== References ===== “lǒuten, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 October 2018.