þurhdelfan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to þurh- +‎ delfan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θurxˈdel.fɑn/, [θurˠxˈdeɫ.vɑn]

Verb

þurhdelfan

1. to dig or delve through
2. to bore through or pierce

Conjugation

Conjugation of þurhdelfan (strong class 3)

infinitive	þurhdelfan	þurhdelfenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	þurhdelfe	þurhdealf
second person singular	þurhdilfst	þurhdulfe
third person singular	þurhdilfþ	þurhdealf
plural	þurhdelfaþ	þurhdulfon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	þurhdelfe	þurhdulfe
plural	þurhdelfen	þurhdulfen
imperative
singular	þurhdelf
plural	þurhdelfaþ
participle	present	past
	þurhdelfende	þurhdolfen

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “þurhdelfan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.