What does o'erleap mean?

o'erleap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: o'er-leap
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Meaning

verb

Contraction of overleap

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Example Sentences

"The Prince of Cumberland! that is a step / On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap, / For in my way it lies."
"I have no spur / To prick the sides of my intent, but only / Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself / And falls on th' other."

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Inflected Forms

o'erleaps (present, singular) o'erleaping (participle, present) o'erleaped (participle, past) o'erleaped (past) o'erleapt (participle, past) o'erleapt (past)

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