1. Reach into, rummage in or look in
   "She delved in her purse for her keys"
    
2. [archaic] Turn up, loosen, or remove earth
   "The archaeologists delved into the ancient ruins";
   - dig, cut into, turn over

Derived forms: delved, delving, delves

Type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw

Encyclopedia: Delve, Schleswig-Holstein