n. & v.
n. 1 the swell of the sea breaking on the shore or reefs. 2 the foam produced by this.
v.intr. go surf-riding. surf-casting fishing by casting a line into the sea from the shore. surf-riding the sport of being carried over the surf to the shore on a surfboard. surfer n. surfy adj.
[ app. f. obs. suff, perh. assim. to surge: orig. applied to the Indian coast ]