Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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SURFEIT, adj. Sc. usage: excessive, immoderate, esp. in a bad sense, cruel, intemperate in behaviour, overbearing.Dmf. 1894 Trans. Dmf. and Gall. Antiq. Soc. 156:
When a parent cowhides his child, it is surfeit.Gall. 1904 E.D.D.:
“A surfeit bodie”, one who had something over and above an ordinary human nature which caused him to speak ungraciously to those dependent on him.
