Lout (lout), v. i. [OE. louten, luten, AS. lūtan; akin to Icel. lūta, Dan. lude, OHG. lūzēn to lie hid.] To bend; to box; to stoop. Chaucer.Longfellow.
He fair the knight saluted, louting low. Spenser.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Lout (lout), v. i. [OE. louten, luten, AS. lūtan; akin to Icel. lūta, Dan. lude, OHG. lūzēn to lie hid.] To bend; to box; to stoop. Chaucer.Longfellow.
He fair the knight saluted, louting low. Spenser.