dolve

simple past of delve

Verb

  1. simple past of delve
    • And wo worth that man, that first dolue the moulde / To fynde out the myne, of syluer and golde. - 1545, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, An excellent epitaffe of syr Thomas wyat with two other compendious dytties […] ,...
    • And Mannaryng met, both in an Orcharde. / And Dauid the Dicar, came in wyth hys spade: / And dolue vp the Dreamer, tyl the line was made. - 1552, Thomas Camell, Camelles reioindre to Churchyarde […] , London: Hary...
    • […]it is not fit for the Prince to digge and dolve, and yet he can doe the greater, to make and ordaine laws: so in the Church affaires, he is not to preach, because he wanteth a calling thereunto. - 1611, Andrew...