Etymology

overleave

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Today it means: To leave (something) over; cause to remain or be left. Full definition →

Middle English overleven ← Old English oferlǣfan
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overleave · verb1

  1. Old English · inherited fromoferlǣfan“to leave over; be left over, remain”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromoverleven
  3. English todayoverleave

From Middle English overleven, from Old English oferlǣfan (“to leave over; be left over, remain”), equivalent to over- + leave.

overleave · noun2

From over- + leave (“permission, furlough”).

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