louten

Middle English

/ˈluːtən/, /ˈluːtən/

verb
Definitions
  • (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) 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) To travel or go downwards or down.
  • (ambitransitive) To decline; to suffer from ill luck.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English lūtan (stoop, bend) inherited from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną (shrink from, decline, stoop, cower, bend).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*lūtaną

Gloss

shrink from, decline, stoop, cower, bend

Concept
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Basic actions and technology

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