Middle English Dictionary Entry
overwei n.
Entry Info
| Forms | overwei n. |
| Etymology | From wei n.(2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Arch. One of the squared beams used to form the upper edges of a wharf.
Associated quotations
- (1434) in Salzman Building in Engl.504 : Item, vij Ouerweys lyne ryght unde vj long' xxiiij ped' et j long' xviij ped'.