Etymology

overbide

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Today it means: To outlive; survive. Full definition →

Middle English overbiden ← Old English oferbīdan
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  1. Old English · inherited fromoferbīdan“to outlast, outlive”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromoverbiden
  3. English todayoverbide

From Middle English overbiden, from Old English oferbīdan (“to outlast, outlive”), equivalent to over- + bide.

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