midden

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A dungheap.
2. A refuse heap usually near a dwelling.
3. An accumulation, deposit, or soil derived from occupation debris, rubbish, or other by-products of human activity, such as bone, shell, ash, or decayed organic materials; or a pile or mound of such materials, often prehistoric.
4. A shelter made of vegetation and other materials by packrats.
5. An accumulation of dried urine and fecal deposits made by hyraxes.

Concepten

mesthoop

vuilnishoop

Synoniemen

muckheap

muckhill

dunghill

kitchen midden

eitchen midden

dump

rubbish pit

trash dump

garbage dump

mound

oven

rubbish dump

Vertalingen

Müllgrube

Misthaufen

concimaia

gübrelik

cascal

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κόπρος

σωρός σκουπιδιών

débris

fumier

letamaio

sambaqui

basural

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmɪdən/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: midding

Verwant aan Deens: møgdynge

Verwant aan Noors: mødding

Verwant aan Zweeds: mödding

In summary

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