overheave
English
Etymology
From Middle English overhebben, from Old English oferhebban (“to pass by, pass over, omit, neglect”), from Proto-Germanic *uber (“over”) + *habjaną (“to lift, heave”), equivalent to over- + heave.
Verb
overheave (third-person singular simple present overheaves, present participle overheaving, simple past overhove or overheaved, past participle overhoven or overheaved)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To overcast.
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