bidelvan

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Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From bi- +‎ delvan. Cognate with Old English bedelfan, Old Frisian bidelva, Old High German bitelban.

Verb

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delvan

  1. to bury, overwhelm
    Nu ligid hie uuundon siok diopa bidolƀan: now he was lying wounded, sick and deeply buried. (Heliand, verse 5754)

Conjugation

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