over-old

English

Etymology

From Old English ofereald, corresponding to over- +‎ old. Cognate with Dutch overoud, German überalt.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌəʊvəɹˈəʊld/

Adjective

over-old (comparative more over-old, superlative most over-old)

Too old.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 20, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
  And one Attalus in Seneca saith, the remembrance of our last friends is as pleasing to us, as bitternesse in wine that is over old […].
- 1875, Virgil, translated by William Morris, Aeneid, section VIII:
  My body over-old for deeds begrudged such government.

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