† besinkv.
Obsolete.
1. intransitive. To sink, fall down through any substance.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > move downwards [verb (intransitive)] > sink
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c893 tr. Orosius Hist. iii. xi. 10 Sio burg besanc on eorþan.
c1230 Hali Meid. 33 Hwase lið ileinen deope bisunken.
2. transitive. To submerge. For besench v.
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society > travel > travel by water > shipwreck > cause to suffer shipwreck [verb (transitive)] > cause to sink
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c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 177 Þe storm bisinkeð þe ship.
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