† overfleetv.

Forms: see over- prefix and fleet v.¹; also Scottish 1800s owerfleete (archaic).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, fleet v.¹

Etymology: < over- prefix + fleet v.¹ Compare Middle Dutch overvlieten (Dutch overvlieten), Middle Low German ȫvervlēten, Old High German ubarfliozan (Middle High German übervliezen, German überfließen), Old Swedish ivirflyta.

Obsolete (Scottish in later use).

a. intransitive. To overflow.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > flood or flooding > flood or overflow [verb (intransitive)]

overfleeta1325

to-waltc1400

overflowa1425

surround1572

diluviate1599

debord1632

restagnate1653

exundate1721

slop1899

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > abound [verb (intransitive)] > flow or fall abundantly

overflowOE

rainc1175

streama1250

overfleeta1325

fleetc1374

gush?a1400

pour1538

troll1576

to rain in1596

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 586 Fiftene elne it ouer-flet Ouer ilk dune and ouer ilc hil.

c1390 Castle of Love (Vernon) (1967) 849 (MED) Þe grace þat ouerfleot Socoureþ al þe world ȝut.

a1500 (?a1400) Stanzaic Life of Christ (Harl. 2250) (1926) 10253 (MED) Thyng þat ouer-fletes be foly, be gode consayle restraynes he.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xiii. iii. 131 And with quhou large wepyng, duyll and wa Ourfleit sal all the cite.

a1586 A. Montgomerie Misc. Poems l. 46 Waill, and wit of womanheid, That sa with vertew dois ouerfleit.

b. transitive. To overflow, flow over, flood.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > flood or flooding > flood or overflow [verb (transitive)]

overruneOE

overflowOE

surround1444

overfleeta1460

infounder1505

overfloat1601

inund1628

deluge1649

inound1657

flood1663

to set on float1692

overflood?1784

inundate1791

float1794

freshet1865

a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) 509 Ther flood is wont the felde to ouer flete.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) ix. i. 78 Vmquhile the fertill fluide, Nylus, Ourfletand all the feildis, bank and bus.

a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) i. 405 Bath felde and fyrth oure-flet that flude.

c1613 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 21 The corneland is overflotin with water.

1857 H. S. Riddell Psalms lxix. 15 Letna the waterflude owerfleete me, naether let the deep swallie me up.

2. transitive. To drown. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > killing > killing by specific method > kill [verb (transitive)] > by drowning

adrenchOE

drunkenc1175

ofdrunkenc1175

drenchc1200

drowna1300

drenklea1325

drunka1375

stiflea1387

drinkc1425

overfleetc1425

bishop1840

c1425 (c1400) Laud Troy-bk. 4306 Many a darte was ther cast and schotyn, And many a bodi ouer-floten.

3. transitive. To cover with floating objects. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > cover [verb (transitive)] > with floating things

overfleeta1522

overfloat1590

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) x. v. 135 And saw the navy cum and mekill ost, Semand the sey of schippis all our flet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	overfleet
释义	† overfleetv. Forms: see over- prefix and fleet v.¹; also Scottish 1800s owerfleete (archaic). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, fleet v.¹ Etymology: < over- prefix + fleet v.¹ Compare Middle Dutch overvlieten (Dutch overvlieten), Middle Low German ȫvervlēten, Old High German ubarfliozan (Middle High German übervliezen, German überfließen), Old Swedish ivirflyta. Obsolete (Scottish in later use). 1. a. intransitive. To overflow. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > flood or flooding > flood or overflow [verb (intransitive)] overfleeta1325 to-waltc1400 overflowa1425 surround1572 diluviate1599 debord1632 restagnate1653 exundate1721 slop1899 the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > abound [verb (intransitive)] > flow or fall abundantly overflowOE rainc1175 streama1250 overfleeta1325 fleetc1374 gush?a1400 pour1538 troll1576 to rain in1596 a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 586 Fiftene elne it ouer-flet Ouer ilk dune and ouer ilc hil. c1390 Castle of Love (Vernon) (1967) 849 (MED) Þe grace þat ouerfleot Socoureþ al þe world ȝut. a1500 (?a1400) Stanzaic Life of Christ (Harl. 2250) (1926) 10253 (MED) Thyng þat ouer-fletes be foly, be gode consayle restraynes he. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xiii. iii. 131 And with quhou large wepyng, duyll and wa Ourfleit sal all the cite. a1586 A. Montgomerie Misc. Poems l. 46 Waill, and wit of womanheid, That sa with vertew dois ouerfleit. b. transitive. To overflow, flow over, flood. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > flood or flooding > flood or overflow [verb (transitive)] overruneOE overflowOE surround1444 overfleeta1460 infounder1505 overfloat1601 inund1628 deluge1649 inound1657 flood1663 to set on float1692 overflood?1784 inundate1791 float1794 freshet1865 a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) 509 Ther flood is wont the felde to ouer flete. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) ix. i. 78 Vmquhile the fertill fluide, Nylus, Ourfletand all the feildis, bank and bus. a1530 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Royal) i. 405 Bath felde and fyrth oure-flet that flude. c1613 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 21 The corneland is overflotin with water. 1857 H. S. Riddell Psalms lxix. 15 Letna the waterflude owerfleete me, naether let the deep swallie me up. 2. transitive. To drown. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killing by specific method > kill [verb (transitive)] > by drowning adrenchOE drunkenc1175 ofdrunkenc1175 drenchc1200 drowna1300 drenklea1325 drunka1375 stiflea1387 drinkc1425 overfleetc1425 bishop1840 c1425 (c1400) Laud Troy-bk. 4306 Many a darte was ther cast and schotyn, And many a bodi ouer-floten. 3. transitive. To cover with floating objects. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > cover [verb (transitive)] > with floating things overfleeta1522 overfloat1590 a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) x. v. 135 And saw the navy cum and mekill ost, Semand the sey of schippis all our flet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < v.a1325
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