A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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(Reflore,) Refloir, v. [Cf. med. L. (Eng.) refloreo to flourish again (c1250, 1549), also Deflore v.] tr. To cause to flourish again. = Reflorish v. b. —c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus i 295.
With superabundant Mirth … thow dois my hart refloir
