surfeit

Betekenis (Engels)

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈsɜː.fɪt/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English surfeite, surfet, 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”). The adjective is derived from the noun.

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