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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *uzdrinkan. Cognate with German ertrinken. Equivalent to ā- + drincan.
Pronunciation
Verb
ādrincan
- (intransitive) to drown
Sē wer ġefēoll of þǣre bryċġe and ādranc on þǣre ēa.- The man fell from the bridge and drowned in the river.
Mē is lēofre þæt iċ ādrince þonne iċ þīnre cumlīðnesse onfō.- I'd rather drown than accept your hospitality.
- to sink (of ships)
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
⁊ R̄omana wæs ān C ⁊ ān M ofslaġen, ⁊ heora sċipa IX ādruncen.- And 1,100 of the Romans were slain, and nine of their ships were sunk.
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