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)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To overcast.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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