overlied

verb (used with object), o·ver·lay, o·ver·lain, o·ver·ly·ing.

1. to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
2. to smother (an infant) by lying upon it, as in sleep.

verb -lies, -lying, -lay or -lain (tr)

1. to lie or rest uponCompare overlay
2. to kill (a baby or newborn animal) by lying upon it

v.late 12c., from over- + lie (v.2), or from an unrecorded Old English *oferlicgan. “In use from 12th to 16th c.; in 17-18th displaced by overlay; reintroduced in 19th c., chiefly in geological use.” [OED]. Related: Overlay; overlain.