lowting
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From louten (“to prostrate”) + -ing.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lowting (plural loutinges) (Late Middle English)
- The act of prostration or an instance of it; bowing.
- (rare) Revering or honouring a deity.
- (rare) Hunching; bending one's body or head.
References edit
- “lǒuting(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-12.