delvynge
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
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.