Middle English Dictionary Entry
pǒuten v.
Entry Info
| Forms | pǒuten v. Also pout(e. |
| Etymology | ?ON; cp. Swed. dial. puta be puffed out, Norw. púte cushion, fat woman, EFris. püt bag, swelling. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) To thrust out the lips in displeasure or sullenness, pout; (b) ~ oute, to swell, erupt.
Associated quotations
a
- ?c1335 Elde makiþ me (Hrl 913)p.171 : Now i pirtle, i pofte, i poute, I snurpe, i snobbe, i sneipe on snovte; Þroȝ kund i comble and kelde.
- a1475 Russell Bk.Nurt.(Hrl 4011)294 : Be not gapynge nor ganynge ne with þy mouth to powt.
b
- c1484(a1475) Caritate SSecr.(Tak 38)158/29 : If þe cause be of coler, bolyng and extencion schewyth, þat is to sey, þei be powtyng owte, repleschyd with mater.