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Rout, Rowt, n.⁴ Also: route. [Rout v.¹ Cf. Norw. rut a loud noise, raut a bellow.] A loud noise; a roaring, bellowing, crying, as made by waves, a bull, birds, etc.(1) 1513 Doug. xii ii 136 (Sm.).
Lyke as the bull, that bargane begin wald, Gevis terribill rowtis [C. rowstis] and lowis monyfald 1590 Burel Pilgr. i 90.
The wildbair … ran fast … With mony rout and rair 1688 A. Shields Heads of a Preface and of a Lecture Preached in Gaastoun 2.
Every rout of the oxen, and every blea of the sheep declares you to be a rebel against God(2) 1528 Lynd. Dreme 144.
Be Neptunus, with mony route and rore Constranit I was to sleip a1538 Abell xviii a.
This kingis stok image … gaif ane rair and ane rowt lyk ane bull 1602 Crim. Trials II 388.
That it was piteous to haif hard the lamentabill routis and cryis of the pure dum man(3) 1513 Doug. i iii 52.
In the meyn quhile, with mony rowt and royr The sey thus trublit 1609 Garden Garden 31.
[The] seas … That still does … beat their banks With many roar and rout [: about](4) 1513 Doug. iii iv 46.
The rowt vpstartis Of thai birdis, with byr and mony a bray