besincan

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Old English

Etymology

From be- +‎ sincan. Cognate with Old Saxon bisinkan.

Pronunciation

Verb

besincan

  1. to sink, submerge
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      Æfter þǣm þe Rōmeburg ġetimbred wæs III hunde wintra ⁊ LXXVI, wæs in Achie eorþbeofung, ⁊ twā byriġ, Ebora ⁊ Elice, on eorþan besuncon.
      Three hundred seventy-six years after the city of Rome was built, there was an earthquake in Achaea and two cities, Ebora and Helice, sunk into the ground.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: besinken

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