overspringv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈsprɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈsprɪŋ/

Inflections: Past tense oversprang; past participle oversprung;

Forms: see over- prefix and spring v.¹

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + spring v.¹ Compare Middle Dutch overspringen (Dutch overspringen), Old High German ubarspringan (Middle High German überspringen, German überspringen).

Now rare (poetic in later use).

transitive. To spring or leap over. Also figurative: to surmount or surpass.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > ascend (something) [verb (transitive)] > rise above

overstyeOE

overgoc1350

surmountc1374

overspringc1395

overrisea1400

overmounta1425

surpassa1649

top1774

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > be great in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] > be greater than in quantity, amount, or degree

surmountc1374

passa1387

exceedc1400

to come over ——a1479

surpassa1555

outstrip1579

top1582

outnumber1598

over-reckona1635

turn1716

overgang1737

overspring1801

rise1838

overvault1851

override1867

better1873

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > cause to jump [verb (transitive)] > leap, spring, or jump over

leapc900

overleapeOE

freea1578

overjump1604

jump1609

overskip1629

fly1719

top1735

spring?a1775

clear1791

overbound1813

over1837

overspring1847

leap-frog1872

vault1884

c1395 G. Chaucer Franklin's Tale 1060 That fyue fadme at the leeste it ouersprynge The hyeste rok.

1569 W. Samuel Abridgem. Olde Test.: Ezek. xxxii. sig. X.iij Pharo that was King, Who should be slain, and riuer ful of blood should ouer spring.

1779 H. Cowley Albina ii. 24 She..Now sudden, like a panting fawn, o'ersprings The fence.

1801 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 12 583 An Arabian wildness of fancy,..which seldom shakes off the costume, or oversprings the range of Arabian idea.

1802 Americana v. 126 I'd leave old fortune and her rubbish there! I'd overspring the heap of diadems, and fly away!

1847 R. W. Emerson Hafiz in Wks. (1906) I. 479 Bring wine, that I overspring Both worlds at a single leap.

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

单词	overspring
释义	overspringv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈsprɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈsprɪŋ/ Inflections: Past tense oversprang; past participle oversprung; Forms: see over- prefix and spring v.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, spring v.¹ Etymology: < over- prefix + spring v.¹ Compare Middle Dutch overspringen (Dutch overspringen), Old High German ubarspringan (Middle High German überspringen, German überspringen). Now rare (poetic in later use). transitive. To spring or leap over. Also figurative: to surmount or surpass. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > ascend (something) [verb (transitive)] > rise above overstyeOE overgoc1350 surmountc1374 overspringc1395 overrisea1400 overmounta1425 surpassa1649 top1774 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > be great in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] > be greater than in quantity, amount, or degree surmountc1374 passa1387 exceedc1400 to come over ——a1479 surpassa1555 outstrip1579 top1582 outnumber1598 over-reckona1635 turn1716 overgang1737 overspring1801 rise1838 overvault1851 override1867 better1873 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > cause to jump [verb (transitive)] > leap, spring, or jump over leapc900 overleapeOE freea1578 overjump1604 jump1609 overskip1629 fly1719 top1735 spring?a1775 clear1791 overbound1813 over1837 overspring1847 leap-frog1872 vault1884 c1395 G. Chaucer Franklin's Tale 1060 That fyue fadme at the leeste it ouersprynge The hyeste rok. 1569 W. Samuel Abridgem. Olde Test.: Ezek. xxxii. sig. X.iij Pharo that was King, Who should be slain, and riuer ful of blood should ouer spring. 1779 H. Cowley Albina ii. 24 She..Now sudden, like a panting fawn, o'ersprings The fence. 1801 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 12 583 An Arabian wildness of fancy,..which seldom shakes off the costume, or oversprings the range of Arabian idea. 1802 Americana v. 126 I'd leave old fortune and her rubbish there! I'd overspring the heap of diadems, and fly away! 1847 R. W. Emerson Hafiz in Wks. (1906) I. 479 Bring wine, that I overspring Both worlds at a single leap. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.c1395
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