- ofersteppan
- sv/t6 3rd pres oferstepþ past oferstóp/on ptp oferstapen to overstep, cross; exceed
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
ofersteppan
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Overstep — O ver*step , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstepped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstepping}.] [AS. ofersteppan.] To step over or beyond; to transgress; as, to overstep the bounds of propriety. Shak. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overstepped — Overstep O ver*step , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstepped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstepping}.] [AS. ofersteppan.] To step over or beyond; to transgress; as, to overstep the bounds of propriety. Shak. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overstepping — Overstep O ver*step , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstepped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstepping}.] [AS. ofersteppan.] To step over or beyond; to transgress; as, to overstep the bounds of propriety. Shak. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overstep — /oh veuhr step /, v.t., overstepped, overstepping. to go beyond; exceed: to overstep one s authority. [bef. 1000; ME oversteppen, OE ofersteppan. See OVER , STEP] * * * … Universalium
oferstæppan — see ofersteppan … Old to modern English dictionary
overstep — (v.) O.E. ofersteppan, from ofer over (see OVER (Cf. over)) + steppan to step (see STEP (Cf. step)). From the beginning, used in figurative senses. Related: Overstepped; overstepping … Etymology dictionary
