Friday, May 26, 2017

delve (v.)

From old English delfan "to dig"

From Proto-Indo-European root dhelbh - source also of Lithuanian delba "crowbar," Russian dolbit

Czech dlabati, Polish dłubać "to chisel;" Russian dolotó, Czech dlato, Polish dłuto "chisel").


Related: Delved; delving.

Can also be an instruction:



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