Middle English Dictionary Entry
surquidǒus adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | surquidǒus adj. Also surquedous, sirquedous. |
| Etymology | From surquidī(e n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Proud, haughty, conceited; presumptuous, overconfident; also, as noun person.: Presumption; (b) of an action: performed in a proud, haughty, or presumptuous manner; of a message or statement: haughty, presumptuous; ~ pride, excessive pride.
Associated quotations
a
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)1.2257 : Thou most vice eschuie And with low herte humblesce suie, So that thou be noght surquidous.
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)19.335 : Pruyde..sente forth surquydous, his seriaunt of armes.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)1.2171 : Loue..was..hoot and hasty for to awnter his lif, Eke surquedous, stout, and ful of pride.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.5682 : Neptunus..ful sirquedous of pride, Defendiþ hym for ȝeving of þe name Of Athenes.
- a1450(?c1430) Lydg.DM(1) (Hnt EL 26.A.13)372 : Dethe sette on me a-reste That am the kynges chosen officere Whiche ȝesterdai..Myn office dede ful surquedous of chere.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)1.5574 : Narcisus..shal be..in his herte inli surquedous, Bi thoccasioun off his natif fairnesse.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)6.930 : It was Pompeie surquedous of estat Which with Cesar so longe was at debat.
- c1450(c1400) Vices & V.(2) (Hnt HM 147)17/11 : For þe proude and þe surquidous man [Ayenb.: þe ouerwenere]..ne wole not don as oþere doþ þat ben bettere þan he, but wole be soleyn.
- c1450(?c1408) Lydg.RS (Frf 16)6694 : The knyght..Bare in his shelde an vnycourne..Whech is a beste Surquedous.
- c1475 3 Consid.(UC 85)194 : Ther nys no man soo wise that shuld be soo sirquydous and presumptuous of himself and of his owne wytte but that he ought to aske thadvise..of othir.
b
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)4.3405 : Thelamoun..of foly and surquedous outrage, Bare his hed and..his visage..rood alday.
- a1450(c1433) Lydg.St.Edm.(Hrl 2278)405/459 : Hyngwar and Vbba..han sent Vnto kyng Edmond a surquedous massage By them deuysid, contrary of language.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)2.4520 : Rome..To God contraire be long rebellioun..Aboue the sterris bi surquedous clymbyng, Till vengaunce thi noblesse dede ontwyne.
- c1460(a1449) Lydg.Meas.Treas.(Hrl 2255)27 : Pryncis, dukys, erlys..ther surquedous rydynges, But ther be mesure..What availlith al the pocessiounnys?
- c1480(1422) Lydg.SD (Add 48031)50/3 : The surqvidous pride of Iulius and the contagius Covetise..of Pompye made..Rome ful waste.
- a1475(c1450) Shirley SSecr.(Add 5467)263/7 : Cesse of thy surquydous pruyde and vnstaunchable coveitise.
- a1500(1439) Lydg.Sts.AA (Lnsd 699)500 : Bi prudent wrytyng & humble pacience Kyng dyndymus was not rekles To modifie the surquedous sentence Off Alisandre, thoruh meknesse doutles.