overwin
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English
Alternative forms
- owerwin (dialectal, Yorkshire)
Etymology
From Middle English overwinnen, from Old English oferwinnan (“to contend with, overcome, subdue”), equivalent to over- + win.
Verb
overwin (third-person singular simple present overwins, present participle overwinning, simple past and past participle overwon)
Noun
overwin (plural overwins)
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Pronunciation
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Verb
overwin
- inflection of overwinnen:
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