- oferweorpan
- sv/t3 3rd pres oferwierpþ past oferwearp/oferwurpon ptp oferworpen to throw over, overthrow; throw down, assault; cast something over another, sprinkle; stumble?
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
oferweorpan
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overthrow — (v.) early 14c., to knock down, from OVER (Cf. over) + THROW (Cf. throw) (v.). Figurative sense of to cast down from power, defeat is attested from late 14c. Related: Overthrown; overthrowing. Earlier in same senses was overwerpen to overturn… … Etymology dictionary
