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surfaitous (1212)

The form surefetous is a cross reference to the following entry:

surfaitous (1212)

sorfaitous,  sorfaitus,  sorfeitous;  sourfetous;  surefetous,  surfaitus,  surfeitous,  surfetous,  surfetus,  surfeytous  
  FEW:  facere 3,350b Gdf:  sourfaitos 7,531c GdfC: TL: DEAF:  faire (sorfaitos)  DMF: TLF: OED:  surfeitous a. and adv.  MED:  surfetous a.  DMLBS:

a.

1excessive, immoderate
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 ) chastier la parole Surfetuse, ke udivesce Encrest sovent, e laschesce  S Fran ANTS 2185
( 1266-1300; MS: c.1300 ) E ceus ke nessent en mene region taunt sount moistes ke ne peont estre gardees en lour meurté, kar en eaus remeint sorfet de liqour e por ce replenissent les cors d’umours cruz e sourfetous  Waterford busby 299.S121.15
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin ) Large table et plentevouse Norit Jangle surfetouse (var. (R: s.xivin) sorfeitouse;  (B2: s.xivm) surfetouse )  BOZ Prov (S) 43.88
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 ) Coment ses ministres vunt la terre waster Par prises surfetuses saunz money paer  LANGTOFT thiol2 402.1927
2arrogant, insolent, presumptuous
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 ) Mais quant hoem plus prise orguillous, Meins valt e plus est sorfeitous  Dial Greg SATF 1920
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii2 ) Pur tant ke seient surfeitus Ne surquidez [...]  Mirur1 164ra33
( 1230-53 ) K'il devient fiers e orgoillus E a ses veisins surfetus  Chast Amour 970
( c.1260; MS: 1267 ) l’un fu si estrivus E pautonier e sorfaitus K’il fist a sei in oil voler  Trebor1 856
horsesdisobedient, refractory
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 ) Cel cheval est trop surfeytous e trop boute avant  BOZ Char 253

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See also:

sur2  surfaire  surfait1  surfaiture 
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