I. ˈrau̇st verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: alteration of rouse (I)
transitive verb
dialect : to rout especially out of bed : cause to appear : rouse — usually used with out or up
would roll back into his blankets … till the sound of another boat rousted him out again — H.L.Davis
the bartender rousted up an odd bottle of … port — Jack Kerouac
intransitive verb
[Scots, to shout, roar, from roust voice, shout, from Middle English rowst, from Old Norse raust voice]
slang Australia : rouse I 3
II. ˈrüst noun
( -s )
Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse röst current
dialect England : a strong tide or current especially in a narrow channel