The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bask \Bask\ (b[.a]sk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Basked (b[.a]skt);
   p. pr. & vb. n. Basking.] [OScand. ba[eth]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.
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         Basks in the glare, and stems the tepid wave.
                                                  --Goldsmith.
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