Middle English Dictionary Entry
stǒute n.
Entry Info
Forms | stǒute n. |
Etymology | Prob. from MScot. phr. stout and rout; cp. Scot. stoup and roup, stouth and routh. ?= ME stọ̄̆th(e n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. route n.(5).
1.
In phrase: ~ and route, completely.
Associated quotations
- c1450 Alph.Tales (Add 25719)443/8 : And all þe cetie burn vp stowte & rowte, I sall not ouerhypp nor lefe þis mes vndone.