Middle English word ouerseen comes from Old English sēon, Old English ofer-
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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sēon | Old English (ang) | |
ofer- | Old English (ang) | Used to form nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and prepositions having intensive force, or with a sense of "going over, above". |
oferseon | Old English (ang) | To observe, survey, see; oversee.. To overlook, neglect, despise. |
ouerseen | Middle English (enm) |