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单词 overgive
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overgivev.

Brit. /əʊvəˈɡɪv/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈɡɪv/, Scottish English /ovərˈɡɪv/
Forms: see over- prefix and give v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, give v.
Etymology: < over- prefix + give v. Compare to give over at give v. Phrasal verbs 1. Compare Middle Dutch overgeven (overgeven ), Middle High German übergeben to hand over, surrender (German übergeben ). With sense 2 compare Old English ofgiefan , and compare slightly later overgiving n.
Now chiefly Scottish and English regional.
1. transitive. To give (something) in addition. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)]
forsakec893
forlet971
to reach upOE
agiveOE
yield?c1225
uptake1297
up-yield1297
yield1297
deliverc1300
to-yielda1375
overgivec1384
grant1390
forbeara1400
livera1400
forgoc1400
upgive1415
permit1429
quit1429
renderc1436
relinquish1479
abandonc1485
to hold up?1499
enlibertyc1500
surrender1509
cess1523
relent1528
to cast up?1529
resignate1531
uprender1551
demit1563
disclaim1567
to fling up1587
to give up1589
quittance1592
vail1593
enfeoff1598
revoke1599
to give off1613
disownc1620
succumb1632
abdicate1633
delinquish1645
discount1648
to pass away1650
to turn off1667
choke1747
to jack up1870
chuck up (the sponge)1878
chuckc1879
unget1893
sling1902
to jack in1948
punt1966
to-leave-
the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] > give in addition
overgivec1384
c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) 2 Cor. xii. 15 Forsoth I moost wilfully schal ȝyue, and I my silf schal be ouerȝouun [L. superimpendar] for ȝoure soulis.
2. transitive. Chiefly Scottish. To give up, hand over, surrender. Frequently as part of a legal formula.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > hand over to another
i-taechec888
outreacheOE
sellc950
beteacha1000
areachc1000
turnc1175
handsellc1225
betakec1250
deliverc1300
beken1330
yielda1382
disposec1384
resigna1387
livera1400
to turn overa1425
deputea1440
overgive1444
quit?c1450
surrend1450
surrender1466
renderc1480
to give over1483
despose1485
refer1547
to pass over1560
to set over1585
behight1590
tip1610
consign1632
delegate1633
skink1637
to hand over1644
delate1651
to turn off1667
to turn in1822
1444 in J. B. Paul Registrum Magni Sigilli Scotorum (1882) II. 63/2 Wit yhe us..till have renounsit ouregevin quyt clemyt..all richt..in or to all landis [etc.].
1477 in W. Fraser Stirlings of Keir (1858) 250 [We] resingis, vpgeffis and ourgeffis..the landis..in the handis of a worchipful man.
1508 in M. Livingstone Reg. Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum (1908) I. 232/1 Landis [etc.]..now laitly..left and ourgevin in his handis be the said Andro.
1549 Newbattle Coll. MSS (Edinb. Reg. House) [He] renunsit quhytclemyt & ourgaiff for evyr his frank-tenement of..his landis.
1591 E. Spenser Prosopopoia in Complaints 249 I am a Souldiere,..And now, constrain'd that trade to overgive, I driven am to seeke some meanes to live.
1637 in W. Stevenson Presbyterie Bk. Kirkcaldie (1900) 110 The said Mr. Allan Lawmunth..did renounce and overgive in favours of the said James Nairn the foirsaid fyftie punds.
1682 in Sc. Antiquary (1901) July 8 I..demitt and overgive my place of dean of facultie in the said wniversaty.
1709 Archæol. & Hist. Coll. Ayr & Wigton (1884) IV. 239 John Miller..renunced and overgave ther respective maillings.
1772 Session Papers in Sc. National Dict. (1965) VI. at Owergie The said John Leslie hereby renounces, upgives and overgives, in favour of the said James Scott, the Nether-haugh on the said possession of Mill of Morphie.
1809 W. Scott Let. 13 Jan. (1932) II. 148 I altogether disclaim, deny, upgive, overgive, and deliver any claim, right, or title to share in the £300.
1822 A. Peterkin Notes Orkney & Zetland 126 The disponing, renouncing, and overgiving again to the gentlemen udallers and inhabitants of the country of Orkney, all such udall lands.
1912 E. Pound Personae (1949) 63 Grey-haired he groaneth, knows gone companions, Lordly men, are to earth o'ergiven.
1947 D. Young Braird o Thristles 12 They say ice-flumes maun aa owregie their lades.
3. intransitive. To leave off, finish, cease. Cf. to give over at give v. Phrasal verbs 1. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > ceasing > cease activity [verb (intransitive)]
i-swikec893
swikec897
atwindc1000
linOE
studegieOE
stintc1175
letc1200
stuttea1225
leavec1225
astint1250
doc1300
finec1300
blina1325
cease1330
stable1377
resta1382
ho1390
to say or cry ho1390
resta1398
astartc1400
discontinuec1425
surcease1428
to let offc1450
resista1475
finish1490
to lay a straw?a1505
to give over1526
succease1551
to put (also pack) up one's pipes1556
end1557
to stay (one's own or another's) hand1560
stick1574
stay1576
to draw bridle1577
to draw rein1577
to set down one's rest1589
overgive1592
absist1614
subsista1639
beholdc1650
unbridle1653
to knock offa1657
acquiesce1659
to set (up) one's rest1663
sista1676
stop1689
to draw rein1725
subside1734
remit1765
to let up1787
to wind (up) one's pirna1835
to cry crack1888
to shut off1896
to pack in1906
to close down1921
to pack up1925
to sign off1929
1592 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) vii. xxxvi. 158 The Hound at Losse doth ouer-giue.
1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. iii. 101 And neuer ouer-giue Till they both dying, giue Man leaue to liue.
4. intransitive. English regional (East Anglian). Of frost or ice: to thaw.
ΚΠ
1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 262 Gingerbread losing its crispness in damp weather, or salt and sugar becoming moist, are said to overgive—or frost breaking up.
a1903 M. E. Rope in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 387/2 [Suffolk] That now begin to overgive a leetle, where the sun ketch it.
1960 A. O. D. Claxton Suffolk Dial. 20th Cent. (ed. 2) 58 Over give,..to thaw.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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