bedelven

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bedelven. Equivalent to be- +‎ delven.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈdɛlvə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧del‧ven
• Rhymes: -ɛlvən

Verb

bedelven

1. (transitive) to bury, to cover with earth
2. (transitive, figuratively) to overwhelm

Inflection

Inflection of bedelven (strong class 3, prefixed)
infinitive	bedelven
past singular	bedolf
past participle	bedolven
infinitive	bedelven
gerund	bedelven n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bedelf	bedolf
2nd person sing. (jij)	bedelft	bedolf
2nd person sing. (u)	bedelft	bedolf
2nd person sing. (gij)	bedelft	bedolft
3rd person singular	bedelft	bedolf
plural	bedelven	bedolven
subjunctive sing.1	bedelve	bedolve
subjunctive plur.1	bedelven	bedolven
imperative sing.	bedelf
imperative plur.1	bedelft
participles	bedelvend	bedolven
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• bedelving

Anagrams

• belevend, bevelend

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• bidelven

Etymology

From Old English bedelfan (“to dig around, bury”); see be-, delve. Cognate with Dutch bedelven (“to bury, overwhelm”).

Verb

bedelven (third-person singular simple present bedelveth, present participle bedelvende, simple past and past participle bedelved)

1. to dig around or about; bury; cover up