overflown

== English == === Etymology 1 === From over- +‎ flown. ==== Verb ==== overflown past participle of overfly === Etymology 2 === From Middle English overflowen (past participle of overflowen besides rare overflowed), from Old English oferflōwen (past participle of oferflōwan). ==== Verb ==== overflown (sometimes proscribed) past participle of overflow ===== Usage notes ===== The use of overflown as the past participle of overflow is sometimes proscribed due to being perceived as a conflation between overfly and overflow. However, it was once more prevalent throughout the English-speaking world, and is ultimately the original form.