oferlecgan

From Proto-West Germanic *obarlaggjan, from Proto-Germanic *uberlagjaną, equivalent to ofer- +‎ leċġan. Cognate with Old Frisian overledza, ūrledza, Old High German ubarleggen, Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ufarlagjan).

• IPA^(key): /ˌo.ferˈlej.jɑn/, [ˌo.verˈled.d͡ʒɑn]

oferleċġan

1. to lay over, above, or upon something else, cover the surface of
2. to overburden, oppress; weigh down

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• Middle English: overlayen
  • English: overlay

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “oferlecgan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.