dirten
dirten · more dirten · most dirten
Dirty; filthyDirty; filthy
Meaning
2 senses(dialectal)Dirty; filthy
(dialectal)Made of dirt
a dirten floor
Origin
From Middle English driten, from Old English driten, ġedriten, from Proto-West Germanic *dFrom 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.
From dirt + -en (“made of”).
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Forms
more dirten, most dirten| Comparative | more dirten Lesson |
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| Superlative | most dirten Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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