† ˈoverˈswithe, adv. Obs.
In 3 ouerswuðe (ü).
[OE. oferswiðe, f. ofer- over- 30 + swiðe very much, exceedingly.]
Too greatly, too much; exceedingly, excessively; very greatly.
| a 1100 O.E. Chron. an. 1086 Se cyng & þa heafod men lufedon swiðe and ofer swiðe ᵹitsunge on golde and on seolfre. a 1225 Ancr. R. 408 So ouerswuðe he luueð luue þet he makeð hire his efning. a 1250 Owl & Night. 1518 Overswiþe þu hi herest. |