underdelfan

Old English

Etymology

From under- +‎ delfan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌun.derˈdel.fɑn/, [ˌun.derˈdeɫ.vɑn]

Verb

underdelfan

1. to dig under, undermine, dig out

Conjugation

Conjugation of underdelfan (strong, class III)

infinitive	underdelfan	underdelfenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	underdelfe	underdealf
second person singular	underdilfst	underdulfe
third person singular	underdilfþ	underdealf
plural	underdelfaþ	underdulfon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	underdelfe	underdulfe
plural	underdelfen	underdulfen
imperative
singular	underdelf
plural	underdelfaþ
participle	present	past
	underdelfende	underdolfen

Descendants

• Middle English: underdelven

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “under-delfan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.