A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1375-1490, 1572
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Discomfort, Disconfort, v. (p.t. and p.p.). Also: -confourt. [ME. discomfort (c 1330), -confort, OF. desconforter.] tr. To discourage, dishearten.1375 Barb. v. 206.
His spek discomfort thame all sua That thai had left haill that viage 1375 Ib. vii. 605.
It discomfortyt thaim al sua That [etc.] 1456 Hay I. 36/28.
Na man suld … for our grete displesance … be our disconfourt or aferde 1456 Ib. 60/14.
Than ar thai hardy … , and never ar affrayit … na disconfortit c1420 Ratis Raving 281.
Be nouch discomfort in distres c1490 Irland Asl. MS. I. 75/10.
I haue nocht comfort thaim that has bene discomfort 1572 Satirical Poems xxxiii. 41.
My awin children … Thir mony ȝeiris they haue me disconfortit
