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Bask

2 stages from Old Norse to English.

Today it means to lie and enjoy warmth and light, especially from the sun
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Stage 1 of 2
bathask
Old Norse · medieval
"to bathe oneself"
to bathe oneself, especially in warmth
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Stage 2 of 2
bask
English · 1300s
"to lie in and enjoy pleasant warmth"
settled as the English word for lying in pleasant warmth
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