a. Obs. Also 4–5 -quydous, 6 -quidus. [a. AF. *surcuidous, f. surcuidier (see SURQUIDANT).] Overweening, arrogant, presumptuous, overbearing.
1377. Langl., P. Pl., B. XIX. 335. Pruyde … sente forth surquydous [C. XXII. 341 sourquidours] his seriaunt of armes.
1390. Gower, Conf., I. 118. With low herte humblesce suie, So that thou be noght surquidous.
c. 1407. Lydg., Reason & Sens., 6694. An vnycourne … Whech is a beste Surquedous. Ibid. (1420–2), Thebes, II. 2018. It scheweth wel that thow were not wis … To take on the this surquedous massage.
1483. Caxton, G. de la Tour, f v b. Grete folye is to a man come from lowe degree … to become … prowde and surquydous.
c. 1500. Melusine, 96. Ye were therof surquydous, & it is wel right yf euyl is comme to you therof.
c. 1540. Pilgryms T., 377, in Thynne’s Animadv. (1875), 87. Sum … wher fraurd, disobedient, & surquidus.
