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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Ourtummyl(l, -tumle, -tumble, Overtumble, v. [Our adv. 2, Over adv. 2; e.m.E. overtumble (1600).] a. intr. To tumble over, capsize, fall down. b. tr. To cause to tumble over, upset. — 1375 Barb. xvi. 643.
And in sum bargis so feill can ga … That thai ourtummyllit [E. ourtumblyt] 1513 Doug. ii. x. 115.
And fra the soyll gret Troy Neptunus town Ourtumlyt [Sm. ourtumblit, Ruddim. ouer tumblit] to the grond Ib. ix. ix. 141.
That he ourtumlys [Ruddim. ouertumblis] speldit on the sand a1649 Drummond (1711) 218.
Which being once shaken, the whole frame built on it is ready to be over-tumbled Ib. Poems 33.
The ocean in mountains … overtumbling tumbling over rocks
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