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dirt

/ˈdɜːt/DURT
/ˈdɝt/DURT

Meaningdirt, dung

Common meaning: filth, soil

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)drit‘dirt, excrement of birds’source
  2. Middle Englishdritsource
  3. Englishdirt‘filth, soil’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) drit ‘dirt, dung’.

Roots

  • drit Old Norse (Icelandic) “dirt, dung”

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