O′ver‐spread″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Overspread; p. pr. & vb. n.Overspreading.] [AS. ofersprǣdan.] To spread over; to cover; as, the deluge overspread the earth. Chaucer.
Those nations of the North
Which overspread the world. Drayton.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
O′ver‐spread″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Overspread; p. pr. & vb. n.Overspreading.] [AS. ofersprǣdan.] To spread over; to cover; as, the deluge overspread the earth. Chaucer.
Those nations of the North
Which overspread the world. Drayton.