delven
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch delven, from Old Dutch *delvan, from Proto-West Germanic *delban, from Proto-Germanic *delbaną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]delven
- (transitive) to delve, dig, excavate
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of delven (strong class 3b) | ||||
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infinitive | delven | |||
past singular | dolf | |||
past participle | gedolven | |||
infinitive | delven | |||
gerund | delven n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | delf | dolf | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | delft, delf2 | dolf | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | delft | dolf | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | delft | dolft | ||
3rd person singular | delft | dolf | ||
plural | delven | dolven | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | delve | dolve | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | delven | dolven | ||
imperative sing. | delf | |||
imperative plur.1 | delft | |||
participles | delvend | gedolven | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Conjugation of delven (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | delven | |||
past singular | delfde | |||
past participle | gedelfd | |||
infinitive | delven | |||
gerund | delven n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | delf | delfde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | delft, delf2 | delfde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | delft | delfde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | delft | delfde | ||
3rd person singular | delft | delfde | ||
plural | delven | delfden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | delve | delfde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | delven | delfden | ||
imperative sing. | delf | |||
imperative plur.1 | delft | |||
participles | delvend | gedelfd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
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[edit]Middle Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Dutch *delvan, from Proto-West Germanic *delban, from Proto-Germanic *delbaną.
Verb
[edit]delven
Inflection
[edit]Strong class 3 | ||
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Infinitive | delven | |
3rd sg. past | dalf | |
3rd pl. past | dolven | |
Past participle | gedolven | |
Infinitive | delven | |
In genitive | delvens | |
In dative | delvene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | delve | dalf |
2nd singular | delfs, delves | dolfs, dolves |
3rd singular | delft, delvet | dalf |
1st plural | delven | dolven |
2nd plural | delft, delvet | dolft, dolvet |
3rd plural | delven | dolven |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | delve | dolve |
2nd singular | delfs, delves | dolves |
3rd singular | delve | dolve |
1st plural | delven | dolven |
2nd plural | delft, delvet | dolvet |
3rd plural | delven | dolven |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | delf, delve | |
Plural | delft, delvet | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | delvende | gedolven |
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “delven (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “delven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English delfan, from Proto-West Germanic *delban, from Proto-Germanic *delbaną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]delven
- To dig or delve; to remove earth:
- To retrieve or access via digging.
- To furrow; to dig for an agricultural purpose.
- 1381 June 12, John Ball, Sermon at Blackheath:
- Whan Adam dalf, and Eve span; / Wo was thanne a gentilman?
- When Adam delved and Eve spun; / Who was a nobleman then?
- To install or integrate; to dig in.
- To entomb; to dig a tomb or prepare a burial.
- (rare) To penetrate the depths of something.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of delven (strong class 3 or weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) delven, delve | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | delve | dalf, delved | |
2nd-person singular | delvest | dolve, dalf, delvedest | |
3rd-person singular | delveth | dalf, delved | |
subjunctive singular | delve | dolve1, delved1 | |
imperative singular | — | ||
plural2 | delven, delve | dolven, dolve, delveden, delvede | |
imperative plural | delveth, delve | — | |
participles | delvynge, delvende | dolven, delved, ydolven, ydelved |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “delven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.
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