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Verb [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈdɛlvə(n)/ Audio: Nl-delven.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛlvən Etymology: From Middle Dutch delven, from Old Dutch *delvan, from Proto-West Germanic *delban, from Proto-Germanic *delbaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|delven}} Middle Dutch delven, {{inh|nl|odt|*delvan}} Old Dutch *delvan, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*delban}} Proto-West Germanic *delban, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*delbaną}} Proto-Germanic *delbaną Head templates: {{nl-verb}} delven Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-st|delf|dolf|dolven|delve|dolve|class=3b}}, {{nl-conj-wk|delf|delve}} Forms: strong [table-tags], delven [infinitive], delven [gerund, neuter], delf [first-person, present, singular], dolf [first-person, past, singular], delft [present, second-person, singular], delf [present, second-person, singular], dolf [past, second-person, singular], delft [formal, present, second-person, singular], dolf [formal, past, second-person, singular], delft [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], delft [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], dolft [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], dolft [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], delft [present, singular, third-person], dolf [past, singular, third-person], delven [plural, present], dolven [past, plural], delve [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], dolve [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], delven [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], dolven [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], delf [imperative, present, singular], delft [archaic, imperative, plural, present], delvend [participle, present], gedolven [participle, past], weak [table-tags], delven [infinitive], delven [gerund, neuter], delf [first-person, present, singular], delfde [first-person, past, singular], delft [present, second-person, singular], delf [present, second-person, singular], delfde [past, second-person, singular], delft [formal, present, second-person, singular], delfde [formal, past, second-person, singular], delft [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], delft [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], delfde [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], delfde [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], delft [present, singular, third-person], delfde [past, singular, third-person], delven [plural, present], delfden [past, plural], delve [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], delfde [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], delven [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], delfden [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], delf [imperative, present, singular], delft [archaic, imperative, plural, present], delvend [participle, present], gedelfd [participle, past]
  1. (transitive) to delve, dig, excavate Tags: transitive Derived forms: bedelven, delfstof, het onderspit delven, indelven, omdelven, ontdelven, opdelven, uitdelven, verdelven Related terms: Delft
    Sense id: en-delven-nl-verb-~qPrpSk2 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 24 5 16 15 10 21 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 51 4 10 9 5 14 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 3 8 8 4 19 3 3

Verb [Middle Dutch]

Etymology: From Old Dutch *delvan, from Proto-West Germanic *delban, from Proto-Germanic *delbaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|dum|odt|*delvan}} Old Dutch *delvan, {{inh|dum|gmw-pro|*delban}} Proto-West Germanic *delban, {{inh|dum|gem-pro|*delbaną}} Proto-Germanic *delbaną Head templates: {{head|dum|verb|head=|head2=}} delven, {{dum-verb}} delven Inflection templates: {{dum-conj-st|delv|dalv|dolv|gedolven|class=3}} Forms: strong [table-tags], delven [infinitive], delvens [genitive, infinitive], delvene [dative, infinitive], delve [first-person, present, singular], dalf [first-person, past, singular], delfs [present, second-person, singular], delves [present, second-person, singular], dolfs [past, second-person, singular], dolves [past, second-person, singular], delft [present, singular, third-person], delvet [present, singular, third-person], dalf [past, singular, third-person], delven [first-person, plural, present], dolven [first-person, past, plural], delft [plural, present, second-person], delvet [plural, present, second-person], dolft [past, plural, second-person], dolvet [past, plural, second-person], delven [plural, present, third-person], dolven [past, plural, third-person], dolve [first-person, past, singular], delve [present, singular, third-person], dolve [past, singular, third-person], delf [present, singular], delve [present, singular], delft [plural, present], delvet [plural, present], delvende [participle, present], gedolven [participle, past]
  1. to delve, to dig, to excavate (create by digging)
    Sense id: en-delven-dum-verb-0fOFNyJG
  2. to bury
    Sense id: en-delven-dum-verb-mlQnl6VX Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 24 5 16 15 10 21 6 4 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 14 86

Verb [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈdɛlvən/
Etymology: From Old English delfan, from Proto-West Germanic *delban, from Proto-Germanic *delbaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|delfan}} Old English delfan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*delban}} Proto-West Germanic *delban, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*delbaną}} Proto-Germanic *delbaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} delven Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|delv|dalf|dolv|dolv|c=3|p_part2=0|w=ed|y=2}} Forms: strong weak [table-tags], delven [infinitive], to delven [infinitive], delve [infinitive], delve [first-person, present, singular], dalf [first-person, past, singular], delved [first-person, past, singular], delvest [present, second-person, singular], dolve [past, second-person, singular], dalf [past, second-person, singular], delvedest [past, second-person, singular], delveth [present, singular, third-person], dalf [past, singular, third-person], delved [past, singular, third-person], delve [present, singular, subjunctive], dolve [past, singular, subjunctive], delved [past, singular, subjunctive], delve [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], delven [plural, present], delve [plural, present], dolven [past, plural], dolve [past, plural], delveden [past, plural], delvede [past, plural], delveth [imperative, plural, present], delve [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], delvynge [participle, present], delvende [participle, present], dolven [participle, past], delved [participle, past], ydolven [participle, past], ydelved [participle, past]
  1. To dig or delve; to remove earth:
    To retrieve or access via digging.
    Sense id: en-delven-enm-verb-w5KkQVa1 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 24 5 16 15 10 21 6 4
  2. To dig or delve; to remove earth:
    To furrow; to dig for an agricultural purpose.
    Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-delven-enm-verb-mXu8Ltjl Disambiguation of Agriculture: 18 40 31 7 5
  3. To dig or delve; to remove earth:
    To install or integrate; to dig in.
    Sense id: en-delven-enm-verb-LQ9BGG2y Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 24 5 16 15 10 21 6 4
  4. To dig or delve; to remove earth:
    To entomb; to dig a tomb or prepare a burial.
    Categories (topical): Burial
    Sense id: en-delven-enm-verb-5DE-hWKr Disambiguation of Burial: 7 21 8 64 0
  5. (rare) To penetrate the depths of something. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-delven-enm-verb-9Q69u5~Q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dælfen, delfan, dealve, delve, dalven, delvyn Related terms: bidelven, delf, delvere, delvynge, under-delven

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Dutch *delvan, from Proto-West Germanic *delban, from Proto-Germanic *delbaną.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dum-conj-st",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delven",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delvens",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delvene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delve",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dalf",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delfs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delves",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolfs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolves",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delft",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delvet",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dalf",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delven",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolven",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delft",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delvet",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolft",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolvet",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delven",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolven",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolve",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delve",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolve",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delf",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delve",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delft",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delvet",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delvende",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gedolven",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": "",
        "head2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "delven",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "delven",
      "name": "dum-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "delv",
        "2": "dalv",
        "3": "dolv",
        "4": "gedolven",
        "class": "3"
      },
      "name": "dum-conj-st"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Dutch",
  "lang_code": "dum",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to delve, to dig, to excavate (create by digging)"
      ],
      "id": "en-delven-dum-verb-0fOFNyJG",
      "links": [
        [
          "delve",
          "delve"
        ],
        [
          "dig",
          "dig"
        ],
        [
          "excavate",
          "excavate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 5 16 15 10 21 6 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to bury"
      ],
      "id": "en-delven-dum-verb-mlQnl6VX",
      "links": [
        [
          "bury",
          "bury"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "delven"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "delve"
          },
          "expansion": "English: delve",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: delve"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "delve",
            "3": "dell",
            "4": "del"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: delve, dell, del",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: delve, dell, del"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yol",
            "2": "del"
          },
          "expansion": "Yola: del",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Yola: del"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "delfan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English delfan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*delban"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *delban",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*delbaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *delbaną",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English delfan, from Proto-West Germanic *delban, from Proto-Germanic *delbaną.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enm-conj-st",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "3 or weak in -ed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to delven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dalf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delvest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dalf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delvedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delveth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dalf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delveden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delvede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delveth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delvynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delvende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ydolven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ydelved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "delven",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "delv",
        "2": "dalf",
        "3": "dolv",
        "4": "dolv",
        "c": "3",
        "p_part2": "0",
        "w": "ed",
        "y": "2"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-st"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bidelven"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "delf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "delvere"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "delvynge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "under-delven"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 5 16 15 10 21 6 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To dig or delve; to remove earth:",
        "To retrieve or access via digging."
      ],
      "id": "en-delven-enm-verb-w5KkQVa1"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 40 31 7 5",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Agriculture",
          "orig": "enm:Agriculture",
          "parents": [
            "Applied sciences",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "When Adam delved and Eve spun; / Who was a nobleman then?",
          "ref": "1381 June 12, John Ball, Sermon at Blackheath:",
          "text": "Whan Adam dalf, and Eve span; / Wo was thanne a gentilman?",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To dig or delve; to remove earth:",
        "To furrow; to dig for an agricultural purpose."
      ],
      "id": "en-delven-enm-verb-mXu8Ltjl"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 5 16 15 10 21 6 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To dig or delve; to remove earth:",
        "To install or integrate; to dig in."
      ],
      "id": "en-delven-enm-verb-LQ9BGG2y"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 21 8 64 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Burial",
          "orig": "enm:Burial",
          "parents": [
            "Death",
            "Society",
            "Body",
            "Life",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To dig or delve; to remove earth:",
        "To entomb; to dig a tomb or prepare a burial."
      ],
      "id": "en-delven-enm-verb-5DE-hWKr"
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To penetrate the depths of something."
      ],
      "id": "en-delven-enm-verb-9Q69u5~Q",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To penetrate the depths of something."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛlvən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dælfen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "delfan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dealve"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "delve"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dalven"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "delvyn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "delven"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Middle English class 3 strong verbs",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Middle English weak verbs",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Agriculture",
    "enm:Burial"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bedelven"
    },
    {
      "word": "delfstof"
    },
    {
      "word": "het onderspit delven"
    },
    {
      "word": "indelven"
    },
    {
      "word": "omdelven"
    },
    {
      "word": "ontdelven"
    },
    {
      "word": "opdelven"
    },
    {
      "word": "uitdelven"
    },
    {
      "word": "verdelven"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "delven"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch delven",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*delvan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *delvan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*delban"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *delban",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*delbaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *delbaną",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch delven, from Old Dutch *delvan, from Proto-West Germanic *delban, from Proto-Germanic *delbaną.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nl-conj-st",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "3b",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolf",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
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        "subjunctive"
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        "present",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "plural",
        "present"
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gedolven",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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    {
      "form": "weak",
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        "table-tags"
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    {
      "form": "nl-conj-wk",
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        "inflection-template"
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    {
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    {
      "form": "delven",
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    {
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        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
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      "tags": [
        "first-person",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "delft",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
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        "singular"
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "formal",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delft",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "delft",
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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    {
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        "archaic",
        "formal",
        "majestic",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "present",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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        "past",
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "delven",
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    {
      "form": "delfden",
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        "past",
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        "present",
        "singular"
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    {
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      "form": "delvend",
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    },
    {
      "form": "gedelfd",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "dolves",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "delft",
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      "form": "delvet",
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    {
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    {
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    },
    {
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        "plural",
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      "form": "dolve",
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        "singular"
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        "present",
        "singular"
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        "present",
        "singular"
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        "plural",
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    {
      "form": "delvet",
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        "plural",
        "present"
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      "form": "delvende",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dalf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delvedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delveth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dalf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delveden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delvede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delveth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delvynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delvende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dolven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "delved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ydolven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ydelved",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "delven",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "delv",
        "2": "dalf",
        "3": "dolv",
        "4": "dolv",
        "c": "3",
        "p_part2": "0",
        "w": "ed",
        "y": "2"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-st"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "bidelven"
    },
    {
      "word": "delf"
    },
    {
      "word": "delvere"
    },
    {
      "word": "delvynge"
    },
    {
      "word": "under-delven"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To dig or delve; to remove earth:",
        "To retrieve or access via digging."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "When Adam delved and Eve spun; / Who was a nobleman then?",
          "ref": "1381 June 12, John Ball, Sermon at Blackheath:",
          "text": "Whan Adam dalf, and Eve span; / Wo was thanne a gentilman?",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To dig or delve; to remove earth:",
        "To furrow; to dig for an agricultural purpose."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To dig or delve; to remove earth:",
        "To install or integrate; to dig in."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To dig or delve; to remove earth:",
        "To entomb; to dig a tomb or prepare a burial."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To penetrate the depths of something."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To penetrate the depths of something."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɛlvən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "dælfen"
    },
    {
      "word": "delfan"
    },
    {
      "word": "dealve"
    },
    {
      "word": "delve"
    },
    {
      "word": "dalven"
    },
    {
      "word": "delvyn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "delven"
}

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