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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Comfort, Comfurte, n. Also: comforth, -forde, -fwrt, -fourt. [ME. comfort (14th c.), -forth(e, -ford(e, etc., variants of confort: see Confort n.] Comfort, encouragement.(a) 1375 Barb. ii. 548.
In wemen mekill comfort lyis Ib. xi. 493.
Thair comfort [E. comford] and thair hardy cher c1420 Wynt. v. 1117.
The comfort off my care, my sone, Agayne the lauche to dede is done c1420 Ratis R. 578.
Gud hop lestis rycht to the ded, With hir comfort and hir gud red c1475 Wall. v. 4.
Till banyst men that is no gret comfort Ib. viii. 1001.
All the ost off comforde was the blythar a1500 Seven S. 166.
He bad thaim be of comfort gud 1513 Doug. ii. iii. 35.
The Grekis trast and comfort … On Pallas help stude haill c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 1542.
He … curit thair sairis with greit comfort 1570 Leslie 148.
To the great … comforth of the haill pepill(b) c1420 Wynt. viii. 2592.
The Scottis men Tuk gret comfwrt to them then Ib. 4304.
Quham in ras fyrst recoueryng Off comfowrt 1461 Liber Plusc. 388.
Tak gud comfurte, and leife in hop of grace