What does dolve mean?
Dolve means (obsolete) simple past of delve.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(obsolete) simple past of delve.
And wo worth that man, that first dolue the moulde / To fynde out the myne, of syluer and golde.
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.
[…]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.
Use dolve when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dolve means (obsolete) simple past of delve.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
And wo worth that man, that first dolue the moulde / To fynde out the myne, of syluer and golde.
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