delfan
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Old English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *delbaną. Cognate with Old Frisian delva, Old Saxon bidelban (Dutch delven), Old High German bitelban.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈdelfɑn/, [ˈdelvɑn]
Verb [edit]
delfan (strong class III)
- to dig, delve
- Ongan he eorþan delfan: he began to dig the earth. (Codex Vercellensis)
- to dig up, to excavate
Conjugation [edit]
Conjugation of delfan (strong class III)
| indicative | present | preterite |
|---|---|---|
| 1st-person singular | delfe | dealf |
| 2nd-person singular | dilfst | dulfe |
| 3rd-person singular | dilfþ | dealf |
| plural | delfaþ | dulfon |
| subjunctive | present | preterite |
| singular | delfe | dulfe |
| plural | delfen | dulfen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | delf(e) | |
| plural | delfaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| delfende | dolfen | |
Derived terms [edit]
- ādelfan — to delve, dig, excavate
- bedelfan — to dig round, bury, bedelve
- fordelfan — to delve, dig
- þurhdelfan — to dig through, pierce
- underdelfan — to dig under, undermine, break through
- ūpādelfan — to dig up
- ūtādelfan — to dig out
