Old Saxon edit

Etymology edit

From bi- +‎ delvan. Cognate with Old English bedelfan, Old Frisian bidelva, Old High German bitelban.

Verb edit

delvan

  1. to bury, overwhelm
    Nu ligid hie uuundon siok diopa bidolƀan: now he was lying wounded, sick and deeply buried. (Heliand, verse 5754)

Conjugation edit