delen
Middle English
/ˈdɛːlən/
verb
Definitions
- To separate or split; to deal out:
- To have business with someone; to be involved in a matter:
- To behave in a certain way or manner.
- To offer; to give away or administrate.
- To attack with a weapon; to deal a blow.
- To control; to administrate or be in charge.
- (rare) To effect vengeance or payback.
- (rare) To take or be given something.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English dǣlan (divide, part) inherited from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną (divide, part, deal) affix from Middle English del (portion, part, deal).
Origin
Middle English
del
Gloss
portion, part, deal
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- deal English
- dealer English
- dealing English
- *dailijaną Proto-Germanic
- adælan Old English
- bedælan Old English
- dælan Old English
- dælere Old English
- dǣl Old English
- dǣlan Old English
- dǣlere Old English
- dǣlung Old English
- fordælan Old English
- gedælan Old English
- todælan Old English
- twidælan Old English
- del Middle English
- delare Middle English
- delynge Middle English
- somdel Middle English
- sumdel Middle English
- withdelen Middle English
- deila Old Norse
- teilen Old High German
- 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- dēlen Old Dutch
- dēlen Middle Low German
- delian Old Saxon
- dela Old Frisian