overweenern.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈwiːnə/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈwinər/

Forms: Middle English ouerwenere, 1500s–1600s ouerweener, 1600s 1900s– overweener.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overween v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < overween v. + -er suffix¹.

A person who overweens; one who thinks too highly of something; an arrogant, conceited, or presumptuous person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > overweening or presumption > [noun] > person

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1340 Ayenbite (1866) 21 Þe proude and þe ouerwenere [c1450 Bk. Vices & Virtues surquidous man] weneþ more by worþ oþer conne more þanne enie oþre.

c1450 (?c1425) E. Hull tr. Seven Psalms (1995) 186 So as som ouyr-weners þenkythe and seythe, ‘Parauenture, y am of gret abstynence’ [etc.].

1588 T. Kyd tr. T. Tasso Housholders Philos. f. 19 Substance, which beeing in the manurance and handling of an ignorant, or ouerweener, dooth not onely decrease, but perisheth.

1615 Bp. J. Hall No Peace with Rome ix, in Recoll. Treat. 860 What insolent ouer-weeners of their owne workes are these Papists, which proclaime the actions which proceed from themselues, worthy of..heauen.

1647 J. Trapp Comm. Evangelists & Acts (Matt. xxi. 31) These over-weeners of themselves.

1990 Time (Nexis) 5 Feb. 57 Assorted overweeners from every power nexus in the nation have massed here.

2001 Slate Mag. (Nexis) 16 Nov. Would Harry be better off with the cozy Gryffindors, or would he be spurred to greater heights by a house of overweeners?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overweener
释义	overweenern. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈwiːnə/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈwinər/ Forms: Middle English ouerwenere, 1500s–1600s ouerweener, 1600s 1900s– overweener. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overween v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < overween v. + -er suffix¹. A person who overweens; one who thinks too highly of something; an arrogant, conceited, or presumptuous person. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > overweening or presumption > [noun] > person overweener1340 presumer1509 assumer1600 nail1819 fat1832 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 21 Þe proude and þe ouerwenere [c1450 Bk. Vices & Virtues surquidous man] weneþ more by worþ oþer conne more þanne enie oþre. c1450 (?c1425) E. Hull tr. Seven Psalms (1995) 186 So as som ouyr-weners þenkythe and seythe, ‘Parauenture, y am of gret abstynence’ [etc.]. 1588 T. Kyd tr. T. Tasso Housholders Philos. f. 19 Substance, which beeing in the manurance and handling of an ignorant, or ouerweener, dooth not onely decrease, but perisheth. 1615 Bp. J. Hall No Peace with Rome ix, in Recoll. Treat. 860 What insolent ouer-weeners of their owne workes are these Papists, which proclaime the actions which proceed from themselues, worthy of..heauen. 1647 J. Trapp Comm. Evangelists & Acts (Matt. xxi. 31) These over-weeners of themselves. 1990 Time (Nexis) 5 Feb. 57 Assorted overweeners from every power nexus in the nation have massed here. 2001 Slate Mag. (Nexis) 16 Nov. Would Harry be better off with the cozy Gryffindors, or would he be spurred to greater heights by a house of overweeners? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1340
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