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sincan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
sincan, p. sanc, pl. suncon ; pp. suncen.
Wright's OE grammar
§96; §111; §249; §289; §498;
to sink
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  • Ðá ingon sincan

    cum coepisset mergi,

      Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 14, 30.
  • Hwæðer sincende sǽflód wǽre. Cd. Th. 86, 27 ; Gen. 1437.
to act as an aperient
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  • Gif ðæt sié ómihte wǽte innan, tyhte hié mon út mid líþum mettum sincendum, and ne lǽt inne gesittan on ðam líchoman,

      Lchdm. ii. 218, 14.
Etymology
[Goth. siggkwan : O. Sax. sinkan : O. H. Ger. sinchan : Icel. sökkva.]
Similar entries
v. á-, be-, ge-sincan.
Linked entries
v.  be-sincan.
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  • sincan, v.