overleaven en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin levō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Vulgar Latin *levāmender. Old French levainbor. Middle English levayn English leaven English overleaven From over- + leaven.
Meanings
- To leaven too much.
- (broadly, obsolete) To change excessively; to spoil.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overleavens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overleavened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overleavened | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overleavening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |