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It means over. As in words like "can't" the apostrophe stands for an omitted letter, in this case v.

O'er is short for "over".

The apostrophe indicates a missing letter, in this case "v".

Much of Shakespeare's writing is in the form of poetry. "O'er" was pronounced as one syllable, not two as in "over".

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Properly spelled as "o'er," it is a contraction of the word "over." "O'er" appears frequently in works of poetry, not just those of Shakespeare.

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Contraction of "over"

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