verdelven

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch verdelven. Equivalent to ver- +‎ delven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌvərˈdɛl.və(n)/, /ˌvɛrˈdɛl.və(n)/
  • Hyphenation: ver‧del‧ven
  • Rhymes: -ɛlvən

Verb

verdelven

  1. (transitive) to dig, to excavate
  2. (transitive) to dig away, to remove by digging
  3. (transitive) to spade, to dig around
  4. (transitive, dialectal) to bury

Inflection

Conjugation of verdelven (strong class 3b, prefixed)
infinitive verdelven
past singular verdolf
past participle verdolven
infinitive verdelven
gerund verdelven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verdelf verdolf
2nd person sing. (jij) verdelft, verdelf2 verdolf
2nd person sing. (u) verdelft verdolf
2nd person sing. (gij) verdelft verdolft
3rd person singular verdelft verdolf
plural verdelven verdolven
subjunctive sing.1 verdelve verdolve
subjunctive plur.1 verdelven verdolven
imperative sing. verdelf
imperative plur.1 verdelft
participles verdelvend verdolven
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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