oversowv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈsəʊ/,

/ˈəʊvəsəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈsoʊ/

Inflections: Past tense oversowed; past participle oversown;

Forms: see over- prefix and sow v.¹

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + sow v.¹ Compare Middle Dutch oversaeyen (Dutch overzaaien ), Old Saxon oƀarsāian , Middle High German übersæjen (German übersäen ). In several of the Germanic languages first used to gloss post-classical Latin superseminare superseminate v.The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed in the 16th cent. In Old English the prefixed form ofergesāwan is also attested. N.E.D. (1904) gives only the pronunciation (ō^uvəɹsō^u·) /əʊvəˈsəʊ/.

1. transitive. To sow (seed) over seed, or over a previously sown crop. Also figurative.

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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > sowing > sow seed [verb (transitive)] > oversow seed

oversowOE

superseminate1638

oversow1890

OE (Mercian) Rushw. Gospels: Matt. xiii. 25 Uenit inimicus eius et superseminauit zizania in medio tritici : cuom feond his & oferseow weod in midle þæs hwætes.

1565 W. Allen Def. & Declar. Doctr. Purgatory ii. xiv. f. 259 It was longe after ouer-sowen.

1582 Bible (Rheims) Matt. xiii. 25 His enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheate.

1610 J. Boys Wks. (1629) 182 In Heaven Lucifer over-sowed Pride... In Paradise Satan over-sowed disobedience.

1883 Catholic World Apr. 3 But if you wish to learn what kind of tares have been oversown upon the wheat, you may know that these are all the false interpretations, falsifications, interpolations, invented by envy and malice.

1887 T. W. Allies Throne Fisherman 487 Enemies, who while men sleep, oversow tares upon that good seed.

1909 Month Oct. 360 The Church..is..as a wheat-field wherein the enemy has over-sowed cockle.

1962 Ecology 43 540/1 These legumes were oversown to white clover in October 1959.

2. transitive. To sow (ground) with seed, or additional seed. Frequently figurative: to strew with, to besprinkle.

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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > sowing > sow seed [verb (transitive)] > oversow seed > oversow land

oversowOE

undersow1950

undersow1951

OE West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xiii. 25 Þa com his feonda sum & oferseow hit mid coccele on middan þam hwæte.

a1607 S. Daniel Compl. Wks. (1885) I. 265 And thou shalt shortly see Thy face and haire to grow All plough'd with furrowes, ouer-sowne with snow.

1614 J. Sylvester tr. J. Bertaut Panaretus 6 in Parl. Vertues Royal An azure Scarf, all ouer sow'n With Crowned-Swords.

1616 T. Adams Dis. Soule 21 Whilst hee sleepes, the enemy ouersowes the field of his heart with tares.

1875 Galaxy Apr. 484/2 The smooth waters sparkled as if oversown with sunny jewels.

1882 G. F. Pentecost Out of Egypt viii. 195 The Devil..came by night and oversowed the field with tares.

1891 G. F. X. Griffith tr. C. Fouard Christ I. 303 He likened it to a land which, being once oversown, ‘produces its fruit of itself’.

1908 J. Payne Carol & Cadence 288 You shall be no..cross-bound weaklings, such as oversow The labouring fields of Life With harvest-centuries of hate and strife.

1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 8 Mar. 71/1 Over-sown with wild white clover five weeks after, this appeared to be the cheapest way.

1990 Which? Apr. 211/2 For added toughness, oversow the lawn with ryegrass.

3. transitive and intransitive. To sow (seed) too densely; to sow too many (seeds).

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > sowing > sow seed [verb (transitive)] > oversow seed

oversowOE

superseminate1638

oversow1890

1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) To oversow one's wheat.

1946 M. G. Wahlenburg Longleaf Pine vii. 130 (note) In this experiment the seed was purposely oversown and then thinned to ensure uniformity of stand.

1995 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 4 Mar. e18 Everyone tends to oversow, germinating enough seedlings to plant up an entire neighborhood.

2000 Mother Earth News (Nexis) 1 June 56 I broadcast seed onto a prepared bed, being careful not to oversow.

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

单词	oversow
释义	oversowv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈsəʊ/, /ˈəʊvəsəʊ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈsoʊ/ Inflections: Past tense oversowed; past participle oversown; Forms: see over- prefix and sow v.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, sow v.¹ Etymology: < over- prefix + sow v.¹ Compare Middle Dutch oversaeyen (Dutch overzaaien ), Old Saxon oƀarsāian , Middle High German übersæjen (German übersäen ). In several of the Germanic languages first used to gloss post-classical Latin superseminare superseminate v.The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed in the 16th cent. In Old English the prefixed form ofergesāwan is also attested. N.E.D. (1904) gives only the pronunciation (ō^uvəɹsō^u·) /əʊvəˈsəʊ/. 1. transitive. To sow (seed) over seed, or over a previously sown crop. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > sowing > sow seed [verb (transitive)] > oversow seed oversowOE superseminate1638 oversow1890 OE (Mercian) Rushw. Gospels: Matt. xiii. 25 Uenit inimicus eius et superseminauit zizania in medio tritici : cuom feond his & oferseow weod in midle þæs hwætes. 1565 W. Allen Def. & Declar. Doctr. Purgatory ii. xiv. f. 259 It was longe after ouer-sowen. 1582 Bible (Rheims) Matt. xiii. 25 His enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheate. 1610 J. Boys Wks. (1629) 182 In Heaven Lucifer over-sowed Pride... In Paradise Satan over-sowed disobedience. 1883 Catholic World Apr. 3 But if you wish to learn what kind of tares have been oversown upon the wheat, you may know that these are all the false interpretations, falsifications, interpolations, invented by envy and malice. 1887 T. W. Allies Throne Fisherman 487 Enemies, who while men sleep, oversow tares upon that good seed. 1909 Month Oct. 360 The Church..is..as a wheat-field wherein the enemy has over-sowed cockle. 1962 Ecology 43 540/1 These legumes were oversown to white clover in October 1959. 2. transitive. To sow (ground) with seed, or additional seed. Frequently figurative: to strew with, to besprinkle. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > sowing > sow seed [verb (transitive)] > oversow seed > oversow land oversowOE undersow1950 undersow1951 OE West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xiii. 25 Þa com his feonda sum & oferseow hit mid coccele on middan þam hwæte. a1607 S. Daniel Compl. Wks. (1885) I. 265 And thou shalt shortly see Thy face and haire to grow All plough'd with furrowes, ouer-sowne with snow. 1614 J. Sylvester tr. J. Bertaut Panaretus 6 in Parl. Vertues Royal An azure Scarf, all ouer sow'n With Crowned-Swords. 1616 T. Adams Dis. Soule 21 Whilst hee sleepes, the enemy ouersowes the field of his heart with tares. 1875 Galaxy Apr. 484/2 The smooth waters sparkled as if oversown with sunny jewels. 1882 G. F. Pentecost Out of Egypt viii. 195 The Devil..came by night and oversowed the field with tares. 1891 G. F. X. Griffith tr. C. Fouard Christ I. 303 He likened it to a land which, being once oversown, ‘produces its fruit of itself’. 1908 J. Payne Carol & Cadence 288 You shall be no..cross-bound weaklings, such as oversow The labouring fields of Life With harvest-centuries of hate and strife. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 8 Mar. 71/1 Over-sown with wild white clover five weeks after, this appeared to be the cheapest way. 1990 Which? Apr. 211/2 For added toughness, oversow the lawn with ryegrass. 3. transitive and intransitive. To sow (seed) too densely; to sow too many (seeds). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > sowing > sow seed [verb (transitive)] > oversow seed oversowOE superseminate1638 oversow1890 1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) To oversow one's wheat. 1946 M. G. Wahlenburg Longleaf Pine vii. 130 (note) In this experiment the seed was purposely oversown and then thinned to ensure uniformity of stand. 1995 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 4 Mar. e18 Everyone tends to oversow, germinating enough seedlings to plant up an entire neighborhood. 2000 Mother Earth News (Nexis) 1 June 56 I broadcast seed onto a prepared bed, being careful not to oversow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.OE
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