Dunged
/dʌŋd/noun
Covered, coated, or mixed with dung; also used historically as the past tense/past participle of dung.
Did you know?“Dung” is an ancient Germanic word, and its deep root is related to words for manure and fertilizing earth, showing how language turned rot into renewal.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*dungōną
“to dung, manure, or fertilize with dung”
Old English
OE
dyngan
“to dung, manure”
Middle English
ME
dungen
“to manure; to cover with dung”
14th–17th Century
English
dunged
“manured, coated, or covered with dung”
Modern English
English
dunged
“covered with dung; also the past tense/past participle of dung”