dilgian

Old English

Alternative forms
  • dilgian, dīleġian, dielgian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *diligōną. Cognate with Old Saxon diligōn, Old High German tiligōn (German tilgen).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːlɣiɑn/

Verb

dīlgian

  1. to destroy, blot out, erase
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project
      Gif se wrītere ne dilegaþ ðæt he ær wrāt.
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      Swā swā fenn stræta is dilgie hīg.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
      To dielgianne hira synna.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Conjugation
Conjugation of dīlgian (weak class 2)
infinitive dīlgian tō dīlgienne
indicative present past
1st-person singular dīlgie
dīlgiġe		 dīlgode
2nd-person singular dīlgast dīlgodest
3rd-person singular dīlgaþ dīlgode
plural dīlgiaþ
dīlgiġaþ		 dīlgodon
subjunctive present past
singular dīlgie
dīlgiġe		 dīlgode
plural dīlgien
dīlgiġen		 dīlgoden
imperative
singular dīlga
plural dīlgiaþ
dīlgiġaþ
participle present past
dīlgiende
dīlgiġende		 (ġe)dīlgod

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: dilȝhen, dillȝhenn, diliȝen
    • English: dilghe

Further reading
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