† sommersev.
Obsolete.
transitive. To submerge, overflow.
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the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being submerged or action of submerging > submerge [verb (transitive)]
forsencha1225
submerge1490
sommerse1632
swamp1866
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > dip or plunge into liquid > cause to sink in a liquid
senchOE
asenchOE
sinkc1175
drenchc1200
adrenchc1300
drenklea1325
submerse?a1425
drownc1465
submerge1490
sommerse1632
whelm1725
whemmel1824
1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. i. 14 This second Sodome should be sommerssed by water.
1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. i. vi. 255 Many Citties, Mansions, and Stations, haue beene sommerssed with water.
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