verdelven
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
- (transitive) to dig, to excavate
- (transitive) to dig away, to remove by digging
- (transitive) to spade, to dig around
- (transitive, dialectal) to bury
Inflection
| Inflection 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 | 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. | ||||