surfet

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

surfet

  1. second-person plural subjunctive I of surfen

Middle English

Etymology

A borrowing from Anglo-Norman surfet, surfeit and Old French sorfet, sorfait, past participle of surfaire (“to augment, exaggerate, exceed”), from sur- (“over”) + faire (“to do”).

Noun

surfet (plural surfets)

  1. Overindulgence, excess.
  2. An excess quantity; a surplus.
  3. A harm, misdeed, transgression; a wrong.

Descendants

  • English: surfeit

References

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