dirten

The English word “dirten” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

Dirty; filthy
Made of dirt

verb

To make or become dirty or soiled.

Etymology

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.

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