overflowen
Middle English
/ɔːvərˈflɔu̯ən/
verb
Definitions
- To overflow; to cause flooding or immerse in water.
- (rare) To flow in profuse or excessive quantities.
- (rare) To exist in profuse or great quantities.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English oferflōwan affix from Middle English flowen.
Origin
Middle English
flowen
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- flow English
- overflow English
- overflowable English
- overflower English
- overfloweth English
- overflow Portuguese
- flōwan Old English
- oferflōwan Old English
- biflowen Middle English
- flowen Middle English
- flowyng Middle English