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delet, delete, deletit,
delete [dəˈlit]
v. To delete.
pt. deletit
pp. delete Deleted, scored out.
delf,
delf [dɛlf]
n. A place dug out. What is removed by digging.
v. To cut mould, clay etc. in large masses. To make deep imprints on the earth, to churn the soil.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
muir-delf-clod: The wood bluegrass Poa nemoralis.
delf, delft, delph,
delf [dɛlf]
adj. Made of china from Delft.
delicat [dɛˈləkat]
adj. Delicate, refined, dainty.
pl. delicats
n. A delicacy, a dainty.
delicht, delichted, delichtfu, delichtit, delichtsome, delite, delitefu, delitesome, delitit, delychtfu, delychtit, delyte, delytesome, delytit,
delite [ˈdəleit]
n. Delight.
v. To delight.
pt. pp. delitit
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
delitesome [-səm]: Delightful.
delitefu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: Delightful.
deevil's-delite: U. col. Buttermilk.
 
From Anglo-French deliter
The form delicht is an erroneous form based on delight by analogy with licht as the Scots cognate of light.
dalt, daltit, delt, delted, deltit, dilt, diltit,
delt [dɛlt]
v. To fondle, pet or spoil a child, treated with care to prevent harm.
pt. pp. deltit adj. Hidden from public view.
delude [dɛˈlud]
v. To delude, deceive.
pt. deludit pp. delude
 

delusion[dɛˈluʒən]
n. Delusion, mockery, scorn.
deluge [dɛˈludʒ]
v. To dislodge, remove
delvin, delvin$,
delvin [ˈdɛlvɪn]
v. Digging.
 
See del also.
deman, deman$, demand, demaun, demaund,
demand [dəˈman(d), dəˈmɑn(d)]
v. To demand.

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