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{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "to excavate",
"word": "ādelfan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "to dig around, bury",
"word": "bedelfan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "digger",
"word": "delfere"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "digging",
"word": "delfing"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "to delve, dig",
"word": "fordelfan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "to dig through, pierce",
"word": "þurhdelfan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "to dig under, undermine, break through",
"word": "underdelfan"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "delven"
},
"expansion": "Middle English: delven, dælfen, delfan, dealve, delve, dalven, delvyn\nEnglish: delve\nScots: delve, dell, del\nYola: del",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "Middle English: delven, dælfen, delfan, dealve, delve, dalven, delvyn\nEnglish: delve\nScots: delve, dell, del\nYola: del"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*delban"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *delban",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*delbaną"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *delbaną",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ofs",
"2": "delva"
},
"expansion": "Old Frisian delva",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "osx",
"2": "*delƀan"
},
"expansion": "Old Saxon *delƀan",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "odt",
"2": "*delvan"
},
"expansion": "Old Dutch *delvan",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "goh",
"2": "*telban"
},
"expansion": "Old High German *telban",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *delban, from Proto-Germanic *delbaną. Cognate with Old Frisian delva, Old Saxon *delƀan, Old Dutch *delvan, and Old High German *telban.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "strong",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "3",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "delfan",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "delfenne",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "delfe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "dealf",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "dilfst",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "dulfe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "dilfþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "dealf",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "delfaþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "dulfon",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "delfe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "dulfe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "delfen",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "dulfen",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "delf",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "delfaþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "delfende",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "dolfen",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "ġedolfen",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "delfan"
},
"expansion": "delfan",
"name": "ang-verb"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "delfan<s3>"
},
"name": "ang-conj"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"to dig"
],
"id": "en-delfan-ang-verb-Dmbqc2e4",
"links": [
[
"dig",
"dig"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"to mine"
],
"id": "en-delfan-ang-verb-H8uiksda",
"links": [
[
"mine",
"mine"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈdel.fɑn/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈdeɫ.vɑn]"
}
],
"word": "delfan"
}
{
"categories": [
"Old English class 3 strong verbs",
"Old English entries with incorrect language header",
"Old English lemmas",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Old English terms with redundant head parameter",
"Old English verbs"
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "to excavate",
"word": "ādelfan"
},
{
"english": "to dig around, bury",
"word": "bedelfan"
},
{
"english": "digger",
"word": "delfere"
},
{
"english": "digging",
"word": "delfing"
},
{
"english": "to delve, dig",
"word": "fordelfan"
},
{
"english": "to dig through, pierce",
"word": "þurhdelfan"
},
{
"english": "to dig under, undermine, break through",
"word": "underdelfan"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "delven"
},
"expansion": "Middle English: delven, dælfen, delfan, dealve, delve, dalven, delvyn\nEnglish: delve\nScots: delve, dell, del\nYola: del",
"name": "desctree"
}
],
"text": "Middle English: delven, dælfen, delfan, dealve, delve, dalven, delvyn\nEnglish: delve\nScots: delve, dell, del\nYola: del"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*delban"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *delban",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*delbaną"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *delbaną",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ofs",
"2": "delva"
},
"expansion": "Old Frisian delva",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "osx",
"2": "*delƀan"
},
"expansion": "Old Saxon *delƀan",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "odt",
"2": "*delvan"
},
"expansion": "Old Dutch *delvan",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "goh",
"2": "*telban"
},
"expansion": "Old High German *telban",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *delban, from Proto-Germanic *delbaną. Cognate with Old Frisian delva, Old Saxon *delƀan, Old Dutch *delvan, and Old High German *telban.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "strong",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ang-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "3",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "delfan",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "delfenne",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "delfe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "dealf",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "dilfst",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "dulfe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "dilfþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "dealf",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "delfaþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "dulfon",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "delfe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "dulfe",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "delfen",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "dulfen",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "delf",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "delfaþ",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "delfende",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "dolfen",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "ġedolfen",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "delfan"
},
"expansion": "delfan",
"name": "ang-verb"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "delfan<s3>"
},
"name": "ang-conj"
}
],
"lang": "Old English",
"lang_code": "ang",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"to dig"
],
"links": [
[
"dig",
"dig"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"to mine"
],
"links": [
[
"mine",
"mine"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈdel.fɑn/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈdeɫ.vɑn]"
}
],
"word": "delfan"
}
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