| Modern English | Part of Speech | Old English | Inflections | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dig | v. | delfan | view | |
| dig | nn. | delfan | ||
| elf | nm. | ælf | view | |
| bury | v. | bedelfan | ||
| same | self | |||
| self | n. | self | ||
| delve | v. | delfan | view | |
| twelve | num. | twelf | ||
| digging | nn. | gedelf | ||
| herself | n. | self | ||
| himself | n. | self | ||
| suicide | nf. | selfcwalu | view | |
| twelfth | adj. | nigontēoða | view | |
| twelfth | adj. | twelfta | view | |
| twelfth | adj. | þrēotēoða | view | |
| cannibal | nm. | selfæ_ta | view | |
| elf-kind | nn. | ælfcynn | view | elf-kin |
| fortress | nn. | ēþelfæsten | ||
| dig under | v. | underdelfan | ||
| grey-haired | adj. | gomelfeax | ||
| independence | nm. | selfdōm | ||
| mountain elf | nf. | dūnelfen | ||
| mountain elf | nf. | dūnælfe | ||
| apply oneself | v. | befeolan | ||
| cross oneself | v. | gesegnian | ||
| cross oneself | v. | segnian | ||
| self-employed | adj. | hlāfordlēas | ||
| act of suicide | nf. | selfcwalu | view | |
| hide by digging | v. | bedelfan | ||
| perjure oneself | v. | mānswarian | ||
| attach oneself to | v. | geþēodian | ||
| attach oneself to | v. | þēodian | ||
| person who commits suicide | nm. | selfbana | view | |
| person who commits suicide | nm. | selfcwala | view |