overun, a. and n. local.
(ˈəʊvərən)
Also overrun(ner.
[f. over adv. or a. + un2.]
A. adj. In the Isle of Wight, coming from the mainland; not native to the Island. B. n. = overner.
| 1881 H. & C. R. Smith Isle of Wight Words 48 Overun, coming from ‘across the water’, from the mainland of the county. 1886 [see overner]. 1889 F. Cowper Captain of Wight x. 130 There'll have to be some overrunners asked over. Ibid. xiv. 176 That's what I call a hardy knight... 'Tis a pity he's an overrun. |