To bask in; to enjoy the warmth or pleasant feeling of something, often used in old or poetic English.
From 'a-' (to, in) + 'bask' (to lie in warmth or comfort). 'Bask' comes from Old Norse 'badask,' meaning to bathe oneself, and was absorbed into English around the 1300s.
This is a beautifully archaic word that poets loved—to 'abask in glory' or 'abask in love' sounds so much more romantic than just 'bask in' it! The 'a-' prefix adds a kind of deliberateness, as if you're actively settling into that warm feeling.
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