bidelvan

Old Saxon

Etymology

From bi- + delvan. Cognate with Old English bedelfan, Old Frisian bidelva, Old High German bitelban.

Verb

delvan

  1. to bury, overwhelm
    Nu ligid hie uuundon siok diopa bidolƀan: now he was lying wounded, sick and deeply buried. (Heliand, verse 5754)

Conjugation

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