"bowssen" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈbaʊsən/ Forms: bowssens [present, singular, third-person], bowssening [participle, present], bowssened [participle, past], bowssened [past]
Etymology: Ultimately borrowed from Cornish beudhi or Breton beuziñ (“to drown”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|kw|beudhi}} Cornish beudhi, {{bor|en|br|beuziñ||to drown}} Breton beuziñ (“to drown”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} bowssen (third-person singular simple present bowssens, present participle bowssening, simple past and past participle bowssened)
  1. (obsolete) To drench; to soak; to immerse (in water believed to have curative properties). Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-bowssen-en-verb-OBQ2JxEN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bowssen meaning in English (1.4kB)

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