earthen
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earthen¹
- /ˈɝθən/ US
- /ˈɜː(ɹ)θən/ UK
- /ˈɜː(ɹ)ðən/ UK
Sounds like Earthan · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)θən, -ɜː(ɹ)ðən
Where it comes from
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”).
adjective more earthen · most earthen
- Made of earth or mud. 1826, James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans A hundred earthen dwellings stood on the margin of the lake […]
- Made of clay. 1589, Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation ... the Godfathers and Godmothers follow into the midst of the Church, where there is a small table ready set, and on it an earthen pot ful of warme water, […]
- Earthly. Will they be yours when one by one these earthen / Delights and comforts and all beauties wane? / Will they be found laid up above, illumined?
earthen²
- /ˈɝθən/ US
- /ˈɜː(ɹ)θən/ UK
- /ˈɜː(ɹ)ðən/ UK
Sounds like Earthan · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)θən, -ɜː(ɹ)ðən
verb earthens · earthening · earthened
- to provide or add soil to Their inter-tillage operations, earthening-up of some crops and tillage in orchard/gardens or plantation crops, are stated below, under special cropping system in different situations.
- to make earthly or earthlike It deadens,—or earthens—the spirit in both directions.
Translations
Talk about this word "earthen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/earthen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. earthen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/earthen "earthen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/earthen.Cite this
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title = {earthen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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