A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Refect, -fectit, -feckit, p.p. [ME refect (Chaucer) rendering L. refectus, p.p. of reficere, to remake, restore. Cf. Refete v.] a. Refreshed; restored. b. Nourished, or refreshed, with food and drink. —a. 1456 Hay I 53/24.
Quhen he wes wele refect, he passit in Affrik, to mak were on Hanyball —b. c1475 Wall. iii 9.
Fyscheis in flude refeckit [1570 refectit] rialye Till mannys fude