dirten
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English driten, from Old English driten, ġedriten, from Proto-Germanic *dritanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *drītaną (“to defecate; befoul”).
Adjective
dirten (comparative more dirten, superlative most dirten)
- (dialectal) Dirty; filthy
Etymology 2
From dirt + -en (“made of”).
Adjective
dirten (comparative more dirten, superlative most dirten)
- (dialectal) Made of dirt
- a dirten floor
Etymology 3
From dirt + -en (verbal suffix).
Verb
dirten (third-person singular simple present dirtens, present participle dirtening, simple past and past participle dirtened)
- (transitive, intransitive) To make or become dirty or soiled
- 1999, Jane Alison Kaberuka, Silent Patience, page 44:
- "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.
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Anagrams
- Tinder, rident, tinder, trined