rotten.
To rot, to decay.
Meaning & usage
To rot, to decay.
Das Holz ist feucht und rottet langsam vor sich hin, aber es trägt das Dach.
Aber wie so oft in Hamburg regte sich Widerstand erst, als ein jahrelang rottender Bau kommerziell genutzt werden sollte.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Low German rotten, alteration (perhaps intensivation) of older rōten, from Old Saxon rotōn, from Proto-West Germanic *rotēn.
To form into a gang, to rout, squad.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German roten, derived from rote (whence modern Rotte), from Old French rote, from Latin rupta.
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