v. Obs. [f. It. sommerso, pa. pple. of sommergere SUBMERGE v.] trans. To submerge, overflow.
1632. Lithgow, Trav., I. 14. This second Sodome should be sommerssed by water. Ibid., VI. 255. Many Citties, Mansions, and Stations, haue beene sommerssed with water.
