bedelfan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to dig in and around; to bury, inter
Etymology
Prefix from Old English delfan (bury, dig out, burrow, dig).
Origin
Old English
delfan
Gloss
bury, dig out, burrow, dig
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *delbaną Proto-Germanic
- delfan Old English
- þurhdelfan Old English
- bedelven Middle English
- delve Middle English
- delven Middle English
- umbedelven Middle English
- *delban gmw-pro
- bidelvan Old Saxon
- delvan Old Saxon