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delfan

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§64; §80; §111; §293; §294; §499;
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absolute,
to dig
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  • 'Ic nát mid hwí íc delfe . . . ' ongan þá þǽrmid delfan,

      Hml. S. 23 b, 765.
  • Þá dulfon hí in þǽre ylcan stówe,

      Shrn. 113, 13.
to dig the ground
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  • Genam hé áne spada and dealf þá eorþan,

      H. R. 13, 13.
  • Hé hét delfan þá eorðan,

      Hml. S. 27, 37.
  • Þá eorþan delfan æfter golde,

      Bt. 15; F. 48, 23.
to extract by digging, dig gold, &c.
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  • Þá ǽmettan delfað gold úp of eorðan,

      Nar. 35, 8.
to excavate, dig a pit
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  • Bið dolfen seáð

    fodiatur fovea,

      Ps. Srt. 93, 13.
to bury
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  • Ic ásende ofer eów mancwealm, . . . and þá deádan man nát hú man delfe,

      Wlfst. 296, 16.
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v. for-delfan; un-dolfen.
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