Old English · verb
dilegian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈdi.le.ɡi.ɑn/[ˈdi.le.ɣi.ɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈdi · le · ɡi · ɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- eraseblotwipe
Meaning
-
to blot out, wipe off, erase
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
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | dilegiġe | dilegode |
| 2nd singular | dilegast | dilegodest |
| 3rd singular | dilegaþ | dilegode |
| Plural | dilegiaþ | dilegodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | dilegiġe | dilegode |
| Plural | dilegiġen | dilegoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | dilegian |
| Inflected infinitive | dilegienne |
| Imperative singular | dilega |
| Imperative plural | dilegiaþ |
| Present participle | dilegiende |
| Past participle | dilegodġedilegod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *diligōn.
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