Middle English Dictionary Entry

oversoued ppl.
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Forms oversoued ppl.
Etymology Cp. suggen v. 'to soak', ppl. soggen (aquosus) & sough, soue n. 'a swampy place, bog'. Also cp. Soghewey, Soweye in Löfvenberg ME Local Surnames & *sugga, *suga in Smith PNElem. 2.166 & MnE dial. sog, sug v. 'to soak, saturate', sough, sowe n. 'a drain, a swampy place'.

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Of a field: subject to flooding, alluvial.
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