Surf"man (?), n.; pl. Surmen (&?;). One who serves in a surfboat in the
life-saving service.
Sur"foot` (?), a. Tired or sore of foot from travel; lamed. [Obs.]
Nares.
Surf"y (?), a. Consisting of, abounding in, or resembling, surf; as, a
surfy shore.
Scarce had they cleared the surfy waves That foam around those
frightful caves.
Moore.
Surge (?), n. [L. surgere, surrectum, to raise, to rise; sub under +
regere to direct: cf. OF. surgeon, sourgeon, fountain. See Regent, and
cf. Insurrection, Sortie, Source.] 1. A spring; a fountain. [Obs.]
"Divers surges and springs of water." Ld. Berners.
2. A large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water, produced
generally by a high wind.
He that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind
and tossed.