| 释义 |
† beˈsench, v. Obs.
Forms: 1 besencan, 2–3 besencen, (Orm.) bisennkenn, bisenchen. pa. tense 2–3 bisencte, -seinte.
[OE. besęncan wk. vb., f. be- 2 + sęncan:—OTeut. sanqjan, causal of sinqan to sink.]
trans. To cause to sink, submerge, plunge down, overwhelm.
971Blickl. Hom. 33 Se þe mihte þone costiᵹend instepes on helle grund besencean. c1000Ags. Gosp. Matt. xviii. 6 Besenced [Rushw. besenked] on sæs grund. c1175Lamb. Hom. 87 God bisencte þa þe pharaon? and al his genge. Ibid. 107 Hi bisencheð us on helle. c1200Ormin 19689 Þatt mihhte hemm alle..Inn helle wel bisennkenn. a1225Ancr. R. 334 [He] biseinte [v.r. bisencte] Sodome & Gomorre. |