"delf" meaning in Old English

See delf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /delf/, [deɫf]
Etymology: From the verb delfan (“to delve, dig, dig out, burrow, bury”), from Proto-West Germanic *delban, from Proto-Germanic *delbaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelbʰ-. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*delban}} Proto-West Germanic *delban, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*delbaną}} Proto-Germanic *delbaną, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*dʰelbʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰelbʰ- Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|delf|||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} delf n (nominative plural delf), {{ang-noun|n|delf}} delf n (nominative plural delf) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|delf}}, {{ang-decl-noun|delf|delf|delf|delf|delfes|delfa|delfe|delfum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: delf [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], delf [nominative, singular], delf [nominative, plural], delf [accusative, singular], delf [accusative, plural], delfes [genitive, singular], delfa [genitive, plural], delfe [dative, singular], delfum [dative, plural]
  1. digging, excavation Tags: neuter Categories (topical): Construction
    Sense id: en-delf-ang-noun-mV-2oqNn Disambiguation of Construction: 61 39
  2. that which is dug: trench, quarry, canal Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-delf-ang-noun-RYSYNGTT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: delfere, delfung, delfīsen, lēadġedelf, underdelf, ymbġedelf, ġedelf

Alternative forms

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