“shouteth” is a form of
shout
/ʃaʊt/ noun, verb
- noun A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort. “give out a shout”
- noun (UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.
- noun (UK, Australia, slang) A call-out for an emergency services team.
- noun (informal) A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV program. “Next up the new single from Beyoncé, but first a shout to Barry Bloggins and his wife Belinda...”
- noun (informal) A suggestion; an idea.
- verb (intransitive) To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc. “Mom shouted to us to come sit at the table.”
- verb (transitive) To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out “They shouted his name to get his attention.”
- verb (intransitive, figuratively) To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
- verb (Australia, New Zealand, slang) To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.
- verb (Internet) To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case, regarded as the electronic messaging equivalent of oral shouting. “Please don't shout in the chat room.”
- verb (transitive, obsolete) To treat with shouts or clamor.
- noun (UK, dialect) A flat-bottomed boat, a barge (for carrying cargo, etc), now especially a light boat used in duck-shooting.
Synonyms
shout out halloo treat call cry holler roar howl roop scream yell outcry vociferation hollo squall exclaim cry out call out abuse clapperclaw blackguard
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English shouten. Further origin uncertain. Possibly related to Middle English shooten (“to shoot (out)”) or from or akin to Old Norse skúta (“to chide, scold”), Old Norse skúti, skúta (“a taunt”). See also the second, rare sense of the verb scout (“to reject with contempt”).
From Middle English shout(e), from Middle Dutch schûte (“boat or light ship”). Doublet of schuit, see there for more. Compare scout (“swift sailing boat”).
Webster’s 1913
- verb To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc. Shouting of the men and women eke. Chaucer.
- verb To utter with a shout; to cry; --sometimes with out; as, to shout, or to shout out, a man's name.
- verb To treat with shouts or clamor. Bp. Hall.
- noun A loud burst of voice or voices; a vehement and sudden outcry, especially of a multitudes expressing joy, triumph, exultation, or animated courage.
Etymology [OE. shouten, of unknown origin; perhaps akin to shoot; cf. Icel. sk, sk, a taunt.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “shout”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details