English
surfeit
Surfeit comes from Anglo-Norman surfet.
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400surfet
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500surfeite
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1587surfeit
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400surfet
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500surfeite
- Englishearliest quotation a. 1587surfeit
Earliest quotation: a. 1587, Phillip Sidney [i.e., Philip Sidney]: “Now for ſimilitudes in certain Printed diſcourſes, I thinke…”
The story
The adjective is derived from the noun.
Every English word from Anglo-Norman surfet
Today it means
adj Sated; surfeited; filled.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Anglo-Norman surfet / surfeit