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

• “surfet, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 July 2025.