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overwin en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English overwinnen, from Old English oferwinnan (“to contend with, overcome, subdue”), equivalent to over- + win.

Meanings

1. (UK, dialectal) The win or winning of a game.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
owerwin		Yorkshire, alternative, dialectal	lexicographic
overwins	Number=Plur		lexicographic

overwin en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English overwinnen, from Old English oferwinnan (“to contend with, overcome, subdue”), equivalent to over- + win.

Meanings

1. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To overcome; gain one's point; exceed.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
overwins	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
owerwin		Yorkshire, alternative, dialectal	lexicographic
overwinning	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
overwon	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
overwon	Tense=Past		lexicographic