forsench

English

Etymology

From Middle English forsenchen, from Old English forsencan (“to reject”, literally “cause to sink”), equivalent to for- (“up, fully, completely”) +‎ sench (“to cause to sink”). Cognate with Old High German farsenkan.

Verb

forsench (third-person singular simple present forsenches, present participle forsenching, simple past and past participle forsenched)

(transitive, obsolete) To submerge; cause to sink; drown.