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Midden

Mid′den

,
Noun.
[Also
midding
.]
[Cf. Dan.
mögdynge
, E.
muck
, and
dung
.]
1.
A dunghill.
[Prov. Eng.]
2.
An accumulation of refuse about a dwelling place; especially, an accumulation of shells or of cinders, bones, and other refuse on the supposed site of the dwelling places of prehistoric tribes, – as on the shores of the Baltic Sea and in many other places. See
Kitchen middens
.

Definition 2024

midden

midden

See also: midden-

English

Noun

midden ‎(plural middens)

  1. A dungheap.
  2. A refuse heap usually near a dwelling.
  3. (archaeology) A prehistoric pile of bones and shells.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From a derivative of Proto-Germanic *midjaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *medʰyo-.

Adverb

midden

  1. in the middle

Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Adjective

midden

  1. inflected form of midd

West Frisian

Noun

midden n

  1. middle (part between beginning and end)

Etymology

Via Middle English midding, myddyng, from Old Danish mykdyngja, (a compound of myk, myki ‎(“muck, manure”) and dyngja ‎(“dung, dungpile”)), whence also Danish møgdynge and mødding, Norwegian mødding.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪdən

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