"overwin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: overwins [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English overwinnen, from Old English oferwinnan (“to contend with, overcome, subdue”), equivalent to over- + win. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|overwinnen}} Middle English overwinnen, {{inh|en|ang|oferwinnan||to contend with, overcome, subdue}} Old English oferwinnan (“to contend with, overcome, subdue”), {{prefix|en|over|win}} over- + win Head templates: {{en-noun}} overwin (plural overwins)
  1. (UK dialectal) The win or winning of a game. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-overwin-en-noun-V8~7DbBW Categories (other): British English, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: owerwin [Yorkshire, dialectal]

Verb

Forms: overwins [present, singular, third-person], overwinning [participle, present], overwon [participle, past], overwon [past]
Etymology: From Middle English overwinnen, from Old English oferwinnan (“to contend with, overcome, subdue”), equivalent to over- + win. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|overwinnen}} Middle English overwinnen, {{inh|en|ang|oferwinnan||to contend with, overcome, subdue}} Old English oferwinnan (“to contend with, overcome, subdue”), {{prefix|en|over|win}} over- + win Head templates: {{en-verb|overwins|overwinning|overwon}} overwin (third-person singular simple present overwins, present participle overwinning, simple past and past participle overwon)
  1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To overcome; gain one's point; exceed. Tags: UK, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-overwin-en-verb-8s-WE~Fy Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: owerwin [Yorkshire, dialectal]

Inflected forms

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