earthen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Made of earth or mud.
  2. Made of clay.
  3. Earthly.
verb
  1. to provide or add soil to
  2. to make earthly or earthlike

Pronunciation

/ˈɝθən/ /ˈɜː(ɹ)θən/ /ˈɜː(ɹ)ðən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-earthen.wav

Word forms

earthen more earthen most earthen earthens earthening earthened

Etymology

From Middle English erthen, urthen, from Old English eorþen, yrþen, ierþen (“made of earth”), from Proto-Germanic *irþīnaz. Cognate with Dutch aarden (“earthen”), German irden (“earthen”). By surface analysis, earth + -en (“made of”).

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