underdelven

Middle English

Alternative forms

• under-delven, under delvyn

Etymology

From Old English underdelfan, calquing Latin suffodiō; equivalent to under- +‎ delven.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /undərˈdɛlvən/

Verb

underdelven

1. To undermine; to dig under to ruin.

Conjugation

Conjugation of underdelven (strong class 3 or weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) underdelven
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	underdelve	underdalf, underdelved
2nd-person singular	underdelvest	underdolve, underdalf, underdelvedest
3rd-person singular	underdelveth	underdalf, underdelved
subjunctive singular	underdelve	underdolve1, underdelved1
imperative singular		—
plural2	underdelven, underdelve	underdolven, underdolve, underdelveden, underdelvede
imperative plural	underdelveth, underdelve	—
participles	underdelvynge, underdelvende	underdolven, underdolve, underdelved

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: underdelve

References

• “underdelven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.