User blog comment:To-coming otheredoneness/Alternatives (insteaders) to the word overlive for the word 'survive'/@comment-193.190.253.146-20110315231507

In Dutch, both meanings exist for "overleven", with the emphasis revealing the intended meaning: OverLEVEN means "to survive" (most common usage) OVERleven means "to live too much" (a bit less common)

I assume that a similar emphasis difference existed in OE.

If doubt arises on the meaning in a Dutch text, the writer can clarify his intended meaning by adding an accent: overléven (to survive) vs óverleven (to live too much).

As such, I wouldn't exclude the word from the Anglish vocabulary.