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over(1) (iou)



over adjective.
[Old English ufer(r)a, yf- from Germanic compar. of OVER adverb, in Middle English assim. to OVER adverb.]
The upper, the higher in position. Long obsolete exc. dial. & in place-names. OE.
b. Covering something else; upper, outer. OE.
a. That is in excess or in addition; surplus, extra. OE.
b. That is in excess of what is right or proper; excessive. M16.
Later, after. OE-ME.
Higher in power, authority, or rank. ME.
? In all current senses exc. 2b, now usu. joined to the following noun (cf. OVER-).