overriden

English

Verb

overriden

1. Misspelling of overridden.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• overryde, over-ride

Etymology

From Old English oferrīdan; equivalent to over- +‎ riden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔːvərˈriːdən/, /ɔvərˈriːdən/

Verb

overriden

1. To tread over or squash someone or something on horseback.
2. To ruin or destroy; to loot or extract riches from somewhere.
3. (rare) To ruin one's standing; to bring down.
4. (rare) To ride around or through a region or location.
5. (rare) To come upon without warning; to beset.

Conjugation

Conjugation of overriden (strong class 1)

infinitive	(to) overriden, override
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	override	overrod
2nd-person singular	overridest	overrode, override, overrod
3rd-person singular	overrideth	overrod
subjunctive singular	override	overrode1, override1
imperative singular		—
plural2	overriden, override	overroden, overrode, overriden, override
imperative plural	overrideth, override	—
participles	overridynge, overridende	overriden, override

¹ Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
² Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: override

References

• “overrīden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-21.