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)

1. (dialectal) Dirty; filthy

Etymology 2

From dirt +‎ -en (“made of”).

Adjective

dirten (comparative more dirten, superlative most dirten)

1. (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)

1. (transitive, intransitive, now chiefly Uganda) 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.

Anagrams

• Tinder, rident, tinder, trined