erthen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• erthene, erthin, erthyn, erþen, erþene, urþen
• eorðene (early)

Etymology

From Old English eorþen, from Proto-Germanic *irþīnaz. By surface analysis, erthe (“earth”) +‎ -en (“made of”).

Adjective

erthen

1. made up or consisting of earth or dust
2. formed from clay, as in pottery

Synonyms

• cleyen
• erden

Descendants

• English: earthen
• Scots: erthen

References

• “erthen, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 April 2018.