thereover
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Over that.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: thereon, thereupon"
- "The collector sheet preferably has embossing to help spread liquids flowing thereover, to increase heat transfer to the liquid flowing thereover […]"
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English therover, tharover, from Old English þǣrofer, equivalent to there + over. Cognate with Dutch daarover (“thereover”), Middle Low German darover (“thereover”), German darüber (“thereover”), Danish derover (“thereover”), Swedish däröver (“thereover”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: therover, þǣrofer
Inflected Forms
thereo'er (alternative, poetic)
Phrases
1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form