Obs. or arch. Also 6 surfett, -fat, sirfoot (?). [In sense 1, a. OF. surfet, -fait:— pop. L. *superfactu-s, pa. pple. of *superficĕre (see prec.). In sense 2, app. contracted from surfeited, ? after FORFEIT a.]
† 1. Excessive; immoderate, intemperate. Sc. Obs.
1502. [implied in SURFEITLY].
1533. Bellenden, Livy, I. xxii. (S.T.S.), I. 122. Þe said pepill … war movit aganis him for þe surfett spending of þare laubouris.
1535. Stewart, Cron. Scot. (Rolls), II. 429. Surfat Drinking.
1542. Records of Elgin (New Spald. Cl., 1903) I. 73. The entres siluer dischargit to the said James for the surfet expensis maid be him in the Kingis servece.
a. 1578. Lindesay (Pitscottie), Chron. Scot. (S.T.S.), I. 102. Wexit and irkit … throw frequent heirschipis and surfeit raidis.
1597. Reg. Privy Council Scot., V. Introd. 67. Wine drunk in abundance,… sirfootfeats [? = surfeit feasts] casten abroad on the causey.
† b. Of a horse: Suffering from surfeit. Obs.
In quot. app. confused with scurvy.
1624. L. W. C., Disc. Age Horse, C j b. For a Scurfet Horse. Take a quart of Beere or Ale … and give it him.
2. Satiated, surfeited.
1699. Locke, Educ. (ed. 4), § 108. Childish Play … which they should be weaned from, by being made Surfeit of it.
1877. L. Morris, Epic Hades, I. 54. I hid my face within my hands, and fed, Surfeit with horror.
