overflowen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === ouerfluen, overflowe, overe flowen, over-flowyn === Etymology === From Old English oferflōwan; equivalent to over- +‎ flowen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ̞ːvərˈflɔu̯ən/, /ɔvərˈflɔu̯ən/ === Verb === overflowen To overflow; to cause flooding or immerse in water. (rare) To flow in profuse or excessive quantities. (rare) To exist in profuse or great quantities. ==== Usage notes ==== The simple past of this verb is usually weak, but the past participle shows a tendency to be strong (compare flowen, which is usually weak throughout) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: overflow ==== References ==== “overflouen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 November 2018.