delvynge

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === delfynge, delvunge, delvyng === Etymology === Inherited from Old English delfing; equivalent to delven +‎ -ynge. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɛlvinɡ(ə)/ === Verb === delvynge present participle of delven === Noun === delvynge (uncountable) The process of delving or excavation. Agricultural work; furrowing. (rare) The process of entombment. (rare) A ditch or furrow. ==== Descendants ==== English: delving Scots: delving, dellin Yola: delleen, dellen ==== References ==== “delving, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 July 2018.