roist

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɔɪst/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪst

Verb

roist (third-person singular simple present roists, present participle roisting, simple past and past participle roisted)

1. (intransitive, archaic) To roister.
   • c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:

     I have a roisting challenge sent amongst
     The dull and factious nobles of the Greeks
     Will strike amazement to their drowsy spirits.

References

“roist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Istro-, riots, rosti, rotis, rösti, tiros, torsi, trios

Estonian

Noun

roist

1. elative plural of roog