overhånd

See also: overhand and over-hand

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• overhand (Nynorsk also)

Etymology

From Middle Low German overhant.

Noun

overhånd (indeclinable) (uncountable)

1. (rare) the upper hand

   See the verb ta overhånd («get/take the upper hand») at the Norwegian Wiktionary

References

• “overhånd” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “overhånd” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).