bedelfan

Old English

Etymology

From be- +‎ delfan. Cognate with Old Saxon bidelvan, Old Frisian bidelva, Old High German bitelban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈdel.fɑn/, [beˈdeɫ.vɑn]

Verb

bedelfan

1. to dig in and around; to bury, inter

Conjugation

Conjugation of bedelfan (strong class 3)

infinitive	bedelfan	bedelfenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bedelfe	bedealf
second person singular	bedilfst	bedulfe
third person singular	bedilfþ	bedealf
plural	bedelfaþ	bedulfon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bedelfe	bedulfe
plural	bedelfen	bedulfen
imperative
singular	bedelf
plural	bedelfaþ
participle	present	past
	bedelfende	bedolfen

Descendants

• Middle English: bidelven
  • Old Scots: bedelve

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “bedelfan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.