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† overˈwend, v. Obs. Pa. tense and pple. -went. [over- 8, 9, 13.] 1. intr. To go over, pass over. rare.
c1250Gen. & Ex. 2285 Him ouer wente his herte on-on; Kinde luue gan him ouer gon. 2. trans. a. To pass over, go over, traverse, cross. b. To pass beyond, exceed. c. pa. pple. overwent, overgone, covered; overwhelmed.
c1330R. Brunne Chron. Wace (Rolls) 7800 Bot þei dide nought his comandement; Þe dedes conseyl ys sone ouer went. c1350Will. Palerne 2140, & loke þat hirde-men wel kepe þe komune passage & eche brugge þer a-boute þat burnes overwende. 1390Gower Conf. I. 317 Whan I my wittes overwende, Min hertes contek hath non ende. 14..Tundale's Vis. 1908 With all oder ryches hit was over went. 1579Spenser Sheph. Cal. Mar. 2 Why sytten we soe, As weren ouerwent [gloss. ouergone] with woe, Upon so fayre a morow? a1649Drummond of Hawthornden Poems Wks. (1711) 30/2 As a pilgrim,..When he some craggy hills hath over-went. |