dirten
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dirten¹
Where it comes from
From Middle English driten, from Old English driten, ġedriten, from Proto-West Germanic *dritan, from Proto-Germanic *dritanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *drītaną (“to defecate; befoul”). By surface analysis, dirt + -en.
adjective more dirten · most dirten
- Dirty; filthy
dirten²
Where it comes from
From dirt + -en (“made of”).
adjective more dirten · most dirten
- Made of dirt a dirten floor
dirten³
Where it comes from
From dirt + -en (verbal suffix).
verb dirtens · dirtening · dirtened
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To make or become dirty or soiled.
"May I wash her and change her dress before you take her? She always hated being dirty," I said remembering how Pauline used to cry if she fell down and dirtened her dress or socks.
Similar: bedirty, gunk, stain, assoil, beclart, bedaub, imbrue (especially with blood), bedizen, befile, befilth, befoul, begrime
Talk about this word "dirten." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dirten. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dirten. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dirten "dirten." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dirten.Cite this
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title = {dirten},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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