forsench

English

Etymology

From Middle English forsenchen, from Old English forsenċan (“to reject”, literally “cause to sink”). By surface analysis, for- (“up, fully, completely”) +‎ sench (“to cause to sink”). Cognate with Old High German firsenken (“to sink, destroy”).

Verb

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

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