besincan

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈsin.kɑn/, [beˈsiŋ.kɑn]

Verb

besincan

1. to sink, submerge

Conjugation

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

• Middle English: besinken

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “besincan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.