erthen

Middle English

adj
Definitions
  • made up or consisting of earth or dust
  • formed from clay, as in pottery

Etymology

Inherited from Old English eorþen inherited from Proto-Germanic *irþīnaz (earthen) suf from Middle English erthe.

Origin

Middle English

erthe

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