Bask \Bask\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Basked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Basking.]

[ OScand. ba?ask to bathe one's self, or perh. bakask to bake one's self, sk being reflexive. See Bath, n., Bake, v. t.]

To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat.

Basks in the glare, and stems the tepid wave. --Goldsmith.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)