rioten
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman rioter; equivalent to riot + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
rioten (third-person singular simple present rioteth, present participle riotende, riotynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle rioted)
- To indulge; to engage in pleasure.
- (rare) To live without restraint; to behave in a riotous way.
- (rare) To devastate or wreck (a region)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of rioten (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “rīoten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.