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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1581-1623
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Surgie, adj. [e.m.E. surgye (1582), surgy (1602); Surge n.] Full of surges or swells; swelling, rolling, violent. — 1581-1623 James VI Poems I 106/26.
Well know I that this surgie sea, Is lacking march or ground
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"Surgie adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/surgie>
