English
hoit
Hoit may come from Middle English ote ‘to promise, etc’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500oteas hote‘to promise, etc’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1607hoit
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500oteas hote‘to promise, etc’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1607hoit
Earliest quotation: 1607, The Knight of the Burning Pestle: “Hark, my husband! he's singing and hoiting; and I'm…”
Linked words
through Middle English ote ‘to promise, etc’
Today it means
verb To behave frivolously and thoughtlessly; to play the fool.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English ote / hoit