besincan
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From be- + sincan. Cognate with Old Saxon bisinkan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]besincan
- 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.
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of besincan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | besincan | besincenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | besince | besanc |
| second person singular | besincst | besunce |
| third person singular | besincþ | besanc |
| plural | besincaþ | besuncon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | besince | besunce |
| plural | besincen | besuncen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | besinc | |
| plural | besincaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| besincende | besuncen | |
Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: besinken
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “besincan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.