3 entries under this word

Lout

Lout, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [Written also lowt.] [A-S. lûtan, to bow, bend down, lie hid, Icel. lûta, to bend, incline, laut, a low place, Sw. luta, Dan. lude, to incline, bend, O. H. Ger. lûzan, lûzen, to lie hid.] To bend; to bow; to stoop. [Obs.]

He fair the knight saluted, louting low. Spenser.

Lout, v. t.

verbtransitive

To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint. [Obs.]

I am louted by a traitor villain, And can not help the noble chevalier. Shak.

Lout, n.

noun

n. [Formerly also written lont.] [From the verb.] A mean, awkward fellow; a bumpkin.