bidelven

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === bedelven, bydelve === Etymology === From Old English bedelfan (“to dig around, bury”); equivalent to bi- +‎ delven. Cognate with Dutch bedelven (“to bury, overwhelm”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biˈdɛlvən/ === Verb === bidelven (third-person singular simple present bidelveth, present participle bidelvende, first-/third-person singular past indicative bidalf, past participle bidolven) To bury; to cover up. To dig around or about. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== References ==== “bidelven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.