rout

English

/ɹaʊt/, [ɹʌʊt]

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To make a noise; roar; bellow; snort.
  • (intransitive) To snore, especially loudly.
  • (intransitive) To belch.
  • (intransitive) To howl as the wind; make a roaring noise.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English routen (storm, roar, bellow, rage, howl) inherited from Old English hrūtan (make a noise, snore, whiz) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hrūtaną derived from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (army, burn, war, fire, struggle, heat).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ker-

Gloss

army, burn, war, fire, struggle, heat

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

火

Emoji
🪖

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