Middle English Dictionary Entry
overleith n.
Entry Info
Forms | overleith n. |
Etymology | From over- pref. & ON; cp. OI leiði & Norw. dial. leida. Also cp. ME lōth n. & adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Excessive harm.
Associated quotations
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)16056 : To þo Crysten he dide ouer leyþ.