No. 4,604 in Dutch
dolf
The Dutch word "dolf" is the past tense form of "delven," meaning "dug" in English.
In a sentence
Ik dolf een gat in de grond.
I dug a hole in the ground.
In this sentence, 'dolf' is the past tense of the verb 'delven', which means 'to dig'.
De dolfijn zwom door het heldere water.
The dolphin swam through the clear water.
In this sentence, 'dolf' appears as part of the noun 'dolfijn', which means 'dolphin'.
Hij toont zijn scherpe verstand en dolf de waarheid uit de tekst.
He shows his sharp intellect and gleaned the truth from the text.
Here, 'dolf' analogically represents the act of uncovering or discerning knowledge, derived from its literal meaning of 'to dig'.
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