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单词 overwelt
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overweltn.

Brit. /ˈəʊvəwɛlt/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌwɛlt/
Forms: 1700s– owerwelt, 1800s– ourwelt, 1800s– owwelt, 1900s– overwelt.
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: overwelt v.
Etymology: < overwelt v.
English regional (northern). rare.
Of a sheep: an instance of having fallen on the back so as to be unable to get up.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > genus Ovus > [noun] > Ovus Aries (domestic sheep) > defined by habits or actions > situation when sheep is on back unable to rise
overwelt1788
1788 W. Marshall Provincialisms E. Yorks. in Rural Econ. Yorks. II. 345 A sheep which gets laid upon its back in a hollow is said to be in an owerwelt.
1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 91/1 Overwelt, owerwelt, a fall upside down, the state of being ‘cast’ on the back... ‘Ah fun yan o' t'beeas hed getten an owerwelt an' wez kest i' t'stell.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overweltv.

Brit. /əʊvəˈwɛlt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈwɛlt/, Scottish English /ovərˈwɛlt/
Inflections: Past tense and past participle overwelted, overwelt;
Forms: see over- prefix and welt v.2
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, welt v.2
Etymology: < over- prefix + welt v.2 Compare to welt over (see welt v.2 1). Compare earlier overwalt v., overwelter v.
1. intransitive. Scottish. To tumble over. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > fall [verb (intransitive)] > topple over
welt13..
tiltc1390
overfalla1400
waltc1400
tirvec1425
top over tervea1450
overtumble1487
overwelta1522
to fall over1541
top1545
topple1600
tramble1609
tope1796
tottle1830
overtopple1855
whemmel1895
pitch-pole1896
a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) viii. xii. 37 Ourweltit wyth the bensell of the ayris, Fast fra the forstammis the flude swouchis and raris.
a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) x. vii. 105 Ourweltis Retheus in ded thrawis atanis, And with hys helys smayt the Rutilian planis.
2. transitive. English regional (northern). To overturn, upset; (also in passive, of a sheep) to have fallen on the back so as to be unable to get up. Cf. awalt adv., far-welted adj.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > capsize or upset
overcastc1230
overturnc1300
overthrowc1330
to-turna1382
overwhelm?a1400
tilta1400
tipa1400
welt?a1400
overtiltc1400
tirvec1420
reverse?a1439
devolvec1470
subvert1479
welter?a1505
renverse1521
tumble1534
verse1556
upturn1567
overwhirl1577
rewalt1587
subverse1590
overset1599
overtumble1600
walt1611
to fetch up1615
ramvert1632
treveer1636
transvolve1644
capsize1788
upset1806
keel1828
overwelt1828
pitch-pole1851
purl1856
1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Ower-welted, overturned.
1876 C. C. Robinson Gloss. Words Dial. Mid-Yorks. (at cited word) A cart is welted, or upturned, in order to discharge its load; but it is overwelted when entirely overturned for repairs, or by an act of mischief.
1892 M. C. F. Morris Yorks. Folk-Talk Gloss. 350 Yan o' t'yows is owerwelted yondher.
1928 A. E. Pease Dict. Dial. N. Riding Yorks. 91/1 Overwelt, owerwelt, to fall or get turned on to the back, or upside down... ‘We losst anither yow 'at gat owerwelted iv a hooal on t'mower.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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