delver


delve

D0117100 (dĕlv)v. delved, delv·ing, delves v.intr.1. To search deeply and laboriously: delved through the court records.2. a. To research or make inquiries into something: scientists delving into gene regulation.b. To undertake an activity or occupation undeterred by difficulty or uncertainty: delved into writing a blog.c. To discuss or explain something, especially in detail: The article delves into the problems facing the banking system.3. To enter or move into an area in which movement is difficult: The explorers delved into the forest.4. To dig the ground, as with a spade.v.tr. Archaic To dig (ground) with a spade.
[Middle English delven, to dig, from Old English delfan.]
delv′er n.