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
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process