adjective composed of earth. worldly. adjective (prenominal) made of baked clayan earthen pot made of earth adj.early 13c., "made of earth;" see earth + -en (2). Not attested in Old English (where eorðen meant "of or in the earth"). Cognate of Old High German irdin, Gothic airþeins. Meaning "made of clay" is attested from late 14c.