·vt A place dug; a pit; a ditch; a den; a cave.
II. Delve ·vt To Dig; to open (the ground) as with a spade.
III. Delve ·vi To dig or labor with a spade, or as with a spade; to labor as a drudge.
IV. Delve ·vt To dig into; to Penetrate; to trace out; to Fathom.