different between midden vs mirrnyong

English

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?d?n/
• Rhymes: -?d?n

Noun

midden (plural middens)

1. A dungheap.
2. A refuse heap usually near a dwelling.
3. (archaeology) A prehistoric pile of bones and shells.
4. (zoology) A shelter made of vegetation and other materials by packrats.
5. (zoology) An accumulation of dried urine and fecal deposits made by hyraxes.

Translations

Derived terms

• spiritual midden

Anagrams

• minded

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch midden, from Old Dutch *middi, from Proto-West Germanic *midi, from Proto-Germanic *midjaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *med?yo-.

Pronunciation

Adverb

midden

1. in the middle

Derived terms

• in het midden van
• middenst

Luxembourgish

Adjective

midden

1. inflection of midd:
   1. strong/weak nominative/accusative masculine singular
   2. weak dative masculine/neuter singular
   3. strong/weak dative plural

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian midde, from Proto-West Germanic *midi.

Noun

midden c or n (no plural)

1. middle (part between beginning and end)

Further reading

• “midden (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

English

Alternative forms

• mirnyong

Etymology

From an Aboriginal language.

Noun

mirrnyong (plural mirrnyongs)

1. (Australia, archaeology) A mound of cooking debris accumulated by Aborigines; a kitchen midden.
   • 1969, Aldo Massola, Journey to Aboriginal Victoria, page 26,

     Along the Creek?s west bank there were three small mirnyongs or native ovens, the first of which, about 200 yards north of the Princes Highway, was the best preserved, until it was bull-dozed out of existence in March 1966 by the Country Roads Board […] .

Synonyms

• midden (hypernym)