bedelfan

Old English

Etymology

From be- +‎ delfan. Cognate with Old Saxon bidelvan, Old Frisian bidelva, Old High German bitelban.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beˈdel.fɑn/, [beˈdeɫ.vɑn]

Verb

bedelfan

to dig in and around; to bury, inter

Conjugation

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Descendants

Middle English: bidelven
- Old Scots: bedelve

References

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

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