Talk:overwinter

Latest comment: 8 years ago by DTLHS in topic Etymology

Etymology

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Was this really a verb in Old English? Equinox 16:51, 31 July 2016 (UTC)Reply

OED: "The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed in the late 19th cent." OE verb was "oferwintran". So we should probably just say over- + winter here. DTLHS (talk) 16:57, 31 July 2016 (UTC)Reply
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