Added 9 October 2026
sodden
/ˈsɒ.dən/ adjective
In Latin: madidus Wiktionary
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- Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.
- Drunk; stupid as a result of drunkenness.
- Dull, expressionless (of a person’s appearance).
verb
Origin
From Middle English sodden, soden, from Old English soden, ġesoden, from Proto-Germanic *sudanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *seuþaną (“to seethe; boil”). Cognate with West Frisian sean, Dutch gezoden (“seethed, boiled”) (related to Dutch zode (“swampy land”)), Low German saden, söddt, German gesotten, Swedish sjuden, Icelandic soðinn. More at seethe.
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