† overbreakv.

Forms: see over- prefix and break v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, break v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + break v. With sense 1 compare Middle Dutch overbreken (Dutch overbreken, now obsolete in this sense).The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed in the 19th cent.

Obsolete.

1. transitive. To transgress, violate (an agreement).

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eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) iii. vi. 60 He oferbræc heora gecwedrædenne.

eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) v. xii. 127 Gemyne þæt ðu ure gecwedrædenne & geferrædenne to longe ne oferbrec.

2. transitive. poetic. To break over.

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1828 E. Atherstone Fall of Nineveh I. vi. 226 And Abdolonimus, as with the rush Of billows overbreaking, on the foe Drove with his chariots.

1850 R. Browning Easter Day xvii A final belch of fire..Overbroke all heaven.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	overbreak
释义	† overbreakv. Forms: see over- prefix and break v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, break v. Etymology: < over- prefix + break v. With sense 1 compare Middle Dutch overbreken (Dutch overbreken, now obsolete in this sense).The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed in the 19th cent. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To transgress, violate (an agreement). ΚΠ eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) iii. vi. 60 He oferbræc heora gecwedrædenne. eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) v. xii. 127 Gemyne þæt ðu ure gecwedrædenne & geferrædenne to longe ne oferbrec. 2. transitive. poetic. To break over. ΚΠ 1828 E. Atherstone Fall of Nineveh I. vi. 226 And Abdolonimus, as with the rush Of billows overbreaking, on the foe Drove with his chariots. 1850 R. Browning Easter Day xvii A final belch of fire..Overbroke all heaven. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.eOE
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