# delen
## Albanian
### Noun

delen
* definite accusative singular of dele

## Cornish
### Etymology

del +‎ -en

### Noun

delen f (plural delyow or delkyow)
* singulative of del (“leaves”)

### Mutation
## Danish
### Noun

delen c
* definite singular of del

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdeːlə(n)/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: de‧len
* Rhymes: -eːlən
* Homophone: Deelen

### Etymology 1

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

#### Verb

delen
* (transitive) to divide, to split up
* (transitive) to share
* (transitive, arithmetic) to divide

##### Antonyms

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

##### Derived terms

* afdelen
* bedelen
* deelbaar
* indelen
* mededelen
* meedelen
* misdelen
* omdelen
* opdelen
* ronddelen
* toedelen
* uitdelen
* verdelen
* vierendelen

##### Descendants

* Afrikaans: deel
* Berbice Creole Dutch: dele

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

delen
* plural of deel

### Anagrams

* leden, lende

## Middle Dutch
### Etymology

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

### Verb

dêlen
* to share, to distribute
* to give, to gift
* to share (a punishment)
* to have a share in
* to separate

#### Alternative forms

* deilen

#### Descendants

* Dutch: delen
* Limburgish: deile

### Further reading

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

## Middle English
### Alternative forms

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

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɛːlən/

### Verb

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

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

#### Descendants

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

#### References

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

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Noun

delen m
* definite singular of del

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

delen m
* definite singular of del

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

delen
* definite singular of del

### Anagrams

* elden, en del, leden

## Welsh
### Alternative forms

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

### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /ˈdɛlɛn/
* (South Wales) IPA: /ˈdeːlɛn/, /ˈdɛlɛn/

### Verb

delen
* first/third-person plural conditional colloquial of dod

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.