overschadwen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === overschadewe === Etymology === Inherited from Old English ofersċeadwian; by surface analysis, over- (“over-”) +‎ schadwen (“to shadow, hide”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ̞ːvərˈʃadwən/, /ɔ̞ːvərˈʃadɔu̯ən/ IPA(key): /ɔ̞ːvərˈʃadiu̯ən/ (especially Kent, Southern, South Midland) === Verb === overschadwen (third-person singular simple present overschadweth, present participle overschadwende, overschadwynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle overschadwed) (uncommon) To overshadow (obscure with a shadow) To descend upon with divine protective power. To hide, conceal, or block. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: overshadow Middle Scots: overschaddow ==== References ==== “overshad(e)wen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “overshadow, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.