"erthen" meaning in Middle English

See erthen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Old English eorþen, from Proto-Germanic *irþīnaz. By surface analysis, erthe (“earth”) + -en (“made of”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|eorþen}} Old English eorþen, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*irþīnaz}} Proto-Germanic *irþīnaz, {{surf|enm|erthe|-en|id1=earth|id2=made of|t1=earth|t2=made of}} By surface analysis, erthe (“earth”) + -en (“made of”) Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} erthen, {{enm-adj}} erthen
  1. made up or consisting of earth or dust
    Sense id: en-erthen-enm-adj-72mfXkpY Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (made of), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (made of): 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31
  2. formed from clay, as in pottery
    Sense id: en-erthen-enm-adj-XCO~jOkZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cleyen, erden, erthene, erthin, erthyn, erþen, erþene, urþen, eorðene [Early-Middle-English]

Alternative forms

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