# sodden

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsɒ.dən/ · frequency rank #57,084

## Definitions
1. Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.
2. Boiled.
3. Drunk; stupid as a result of drunkenness.
4. Dull, expressionless (of a person’s appearance).

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sodden