overeye

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ eye.

Verb

overeye (third-person singular simple present overeyes, present participle overeyeing or overeying, simple past and past participle overeyed)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To superintend; inspect; observe; witness.
    • Shakespeare
      Like a demigod here sit I in the sky / And wretched fools' secrets heedfully o'ereye.
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