# overweigh

> English word · Verb · IPA /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈweɪ/

## Definitions
1. To exceed in weight, outweigh; to preponderate; to weigh down.

## Etymology
From Middle English overweȝen; equivalent to over- + weigh. First known attestation in the Ancrene Wisse ("luue ouerweið hit").

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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