delen

delen c

1. definite singular of del

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeːlə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: de‧len
• Rhymes: -eːlən
• Homophone: Deelen

From Middle Dutch dêlen, from Old Dutch dēlen, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną. Cognate with English deal.

delen

1. (transitive) To divide, to split up.
2. (transitive) To share.
3. (transitive, arithmetic) To divide.

• (antonym(s) of “divide”): vermenigvuldigen

• Afrikaans: deel
• Berbice Creole Dutch: dele

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

delen

1. plural of deel

• leden, lende

From Old Dutch dēlen, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną.

dêlen

1. to share, to distribute
2. to give, to gift
3. to share (a punishment)
4. to have a share in
5. to separate

• deilen

• Dutch: delen
• Limburgish: deile

• “delen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “delen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

• (Early ME) dælen, dealen, deale, dalen, dælenn
• deel, deele, dele, deelen

From Old English dǣlan, from Proto-Germanic *dailijaną; equivalent to del +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛːlən/

delen

1. To separate or split; to deal out:
   1. To mince; to cut into small pieces.
   2. To apportion; to share or assign.
   3. (rare) To assign individuals into lots or divisions.
   4. (rare) To discern; to be able to tell apart.
   5. (rare) To lop of; to split away.
2. To have business with someone; to be involved in a matter:
   1. To reach a decision or verdict; to make a call.
   2. To enter into battle; to be involved in a conflict.
   3. To copulate or to have sex with someone.
   4. (Early Middle English) To join or engage in an activity.
   5. (rare) To end; to determine or finish.
3. To behave in a certain way or manner.
4. To offer; to give away or administrate.
5. To attack with a weapon; to deal a blow.
6. To control; to administrate or be in charge.
7. (rare) To effect vengeance or payback.
8. (rare) To take or be given something.

• English: deal
• Scots: dele, deil
• Yola: ee-delt (ppl.)

• “dēlen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.

delen m

1. definite singular of del

delen m

1. definite singular of del

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delen

1. definite singular of del

• elden, en del, leden

• desen (colloquial)
• dethen (colloquial)
• deuem (literary, first-person plural)
• deuent (literary, third-person plural)
• doem (literary, first-person plural)
• doen (colloquial)
• doent (literary, third-person plural)

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛlɛn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdeːlɛn/, /ˈdɛlɛn/

delen

1. first/third-person plural conditional colloquial of dod