Bask
/bæsk/noun
To lie or relax in warmth or pleasant surroundings.
Did you know?The word is often linked by scholars to Old Norse *baðask* (“to bathe oneself”), which makes bask feel less like laziness and more like an old ritual of warming, cleansing, and renewal.
Etymological Timeline
Old Norse
ON
baðask
“to bathe oneself”
Middle English
ME
basken
“to warm oneself or bathe”
16th Century
English
bask
“to warm oneself in the sun or heat”
Modern English
English
bask
“to lie in and enjoy warmth or favorable attention”