bedelven
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch bedelven. Equivalent to be- + delven.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
bedelven
- (transitive) to bury, to cover with earth
- (transitive, figuratively) to overwhelm
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of bedelven (strong class 3, prefixed) | ||||
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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[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English bedelfan (“to dig around, bury”); equivalent to bi- + delven. Cognate with Dutch bedelven (“to bury, overwhelm”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
bedelven (third-person singular simple present bedelveth, present participle bedelvende, first-/third-person singular past indicative bedalf, past participle bedolven)
References[edit]
- “bidelven (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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