delvyng
Middle English
Alternative forms
- delvynge, delvunge, delfynge
Etymology
From Old English delfung; equivalent to delven + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛlvinɡ/
Noun
delvyng (uncountable)
- The process of delving or excavation.
- Agricultural work; furrowing.
- (rare) The process of entombment.
- (rare) A ditch or furrow.
Descendants
- English: delving
- Scots: delving, dellin
References
- “delving (ger.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.