surfeit [ˈsɜrfɪt] n.
1.) Excess, superfluity; excessive amount or supply of something.
2.) Excessive taking of food or drink; gluttonous indulgence in eating or drinking. Also in fig. context.
surfeit v. t.
1.) To fill or supply to excess; to oppress or disgust with over-abundance of something.
2.) To feed to excess or satiety; to sicken or disorder by overfeeding or by unwholesome food (Oxford English Dictionary 2nd Ed.).
Etymology: Middle English surfeten, from surfait, excess, from Old French, from past participle of surfaire, to overdo : sur-, sur- + faire, to do (from Latin facere).
" Portia: How all the other passions fleet to air,
As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair,
And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy! O love,
Be moderate; allay thy ecstasy,
In measure rein thy joy; scant this excess.
I feel too much thy blessing: make it less,
For fear I surfeit" (The Merchant of Venice, William Shakespeare, ~1597).
Hi readers, I'm finally back. The trip took longer than I expected, but it was pretty good (about as good as a trip with just you and your parents could be). We went to: Bath, Stonehenge, Old Sarum, Salisbury, Glastonbury, Shrewsbury, the Royal Air Force Museum, Conwy, Anglesey, Bolton Abbey, York, Edinburgh, Loch Lomond, Fort William, Dove Cottage, and Stratford-Upon-Avon. Saw Jean-Luc Picard as Shylock at the Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre last night (hence the quote).
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I must admit I like to be surfeit now and then. Good to see you back.
Glad to have you back! sounds like you had a pretty good trip.. I would love to make a pilgrimage to stratford upon avon someday :)
so that is what i did at dinner saturday! sounds like a great trip!
"I got a surfeit amount of blood in my alcohol system."
Right?
Welcome back! Sounds like you had a lot of fun visiting all those places. No Canterbury?
uh oh. just read that to confirm. that sucks for him.
Welcome back! Great word to start back on. :P
I love Bath and Stonehenge, and that whole countryside... it's beautiful there. I know what you mean about traveling with just you and your parents. Yikes. Ha ha.
Glad you're back!!
I thought you were dead!
there you are back again...i think "bubbly" is more girly word...but I think you have a really great point. I'll see how I'll fix it.
PS: like the way you critise the simplest of things...
jos xx
awesome that you got to see Patrick Stewart!
Sounds like you had a great trip! Welcome back :D!
Sounds like you had a great time. The Merchant of Venice has never been my favourite of Shakespeare's plays but the quote truly suits the word. Thanks.
i was wondering where u are! welcome back
You saw the RSC and you didn't drop in to see me :O haha
Welcome back! Sounds like you had a great trip, and what a fitting word. I like to live my life in a continuous state of surfeit.
Wow that is a helluva trip! What was your favorite part?
Aaaand this word is the reason I've gained 10 pounds in the past year. Haha!
I feel like I should be able to apply this word to myself after the lunch I had today....
you're alive! :D I hope you at least took a lot of pictures
Man I love this site, thanks.
//Cheer§
Love the example from THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.
And nice to see you back!
Sometimes I like to go to the beach and surfeit. (because it sounds like surf it.)
Welcome back!
gonna start using that like a boss!!
i fear i surfeit blogging a tad.
I always thought this word sounded like its meaning.
Welcome back, sounds like some fun travels!!
Have you had a surfeit of sight-seeing?
Good to have you back my friend, ARGH another word that eluded me. Great to have you back so my vocabulary rises once more.
cool word!
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