earthen
Meanings
adj
- Made of earth or mud.
- Made of clay.
- Earthly.
verb
- to provide or add soil to
- to make earthly or earthlike
Pronunciation
Word forms
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”).
Derived words
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