dilegian
Old English
Alternative forms
- diligian, dilgian, dielgian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *diligōn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdi.le.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈdi.le.ɣi.ɑn]
Verb
dilegian
- to blot out, wipe off, erase
- c. 897, Alfred the Great, translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
- Sē wrītere, ġif hē ne dilegaþ þæt hē ǣr wrāt, þēah hē nǣfre mā nāwiht ne wrīte, þæt biþ þēah unġedilegod þæt hē ǣr wrāt.
- If a writer doesn't erase what he wrote before, it stays unerased even if he never writes anything again.
- c. 897, Alfred the Great, translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care
- to destroy
Conjugation
Conjugation of dilegian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | dilegian | dilegienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | dilegiġe | dilegode |
| second person singular | dilegast | dilegodest |
| third person singular | dilegaþ | dilegode |
| plural | dilegiaþ | dilegodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | dilegiġe | dilegode |
| plural | dilegiġen | dilegoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | dilega | |
| plural | dilegiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| dilegiende | (ġe)dilegod | |
Derived terms
- ādilegian
- ġedilegian
- fordilegian
Descendants
- Middle English: dilȝhen, dillȝhenn, diliȝen
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