midden

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement
  2. noun a heap of dung or refuse

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

eitchen midden, kitchen midden

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