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o'er

1 American  
[awr, ohr] / ɔr, oʊr /

preposition

Literary.
  1. contraction of over.


OER 2 American  
o'er British  
/ əʊə, ɔː /

preposition

  1. a poetic contraction of over

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Now with the warm earth o’er thy breast, O wisest of thy kind and best, Forever mayst thou softly rest, In pace, Peter!

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2023

It would also be neat if it was, you know, a decent song, which a citizen could sing without crashing into an o’er or a thee, or being asked to pole vault across octaves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2020

After hiking o’er hills and o’er dales, Said the campers: “Good night; happy trails!”

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2019

“Together they sleep on the sloping green Where the flowers bloom ‘neath the sunlight beam And the soft breezes sigh through the willow tree That nods o’er the grave in the sunny Shawnee.”

From Washington Times • Feb. 17, 2019

I said, “No, sir, that’s kind of you, but we don’t need no help. We’s heading o’er to Auntie May-May’s jus’ up the road for a week or two to try and get Ma better.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis