Etymology

overmuch

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Today it means: Very much; too much; overly much. Full definition →

Middle English overmuche ← Old English ofermiċel
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overmuch · determiner, adjective1

  1. Old English · inherited fromofermiċel
  2. Middle English · inherited fromovermuche
  3. English todayovermuch

From Middle English overmuche, overmuchel, from Old English ofermiċel, ofermyċel (“overmuch, excessive”), equivalent to over- + much. Compare overmany and overmore. Doublet of overmickle. Cognate with Scots over-mekill (“overmuch, excessive”), Old Norse ofrmikill (“overmuch, excessive”), Icelandic ofmikill (“overmuch, excessive”).

overmuch · adverb2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromovermuche
  2. English todayovermuch

From Middle English overmuche, overmuchel, equivalent to over- + much.

overmuch · noun3

  1. Middle English · inherited fromovermuche
  2. English todayovermuch

From Middle English overmuche, overmuchel, from the adjective.

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