delvynge
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Middle English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old English delfung; equivalent to delven + -ing.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
delvynge
Noun[edit]
delvynge (uncountable)
- The process of delving or excavation.
- Agricultural work; furrowing.
- (rare) The process of entombment.
- (rare) A ditch or furrow.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “delving, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.
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