A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Conford, -furd, v. [Cf. Conford(en. and Confort v.] tr. To comfort. —a1400 Leg. S. iii. 35.
Till confurd tham bath Ib. l. 677.
Katrine … confurd tham Sa wele c1420 Wynt. vi. 520.
He confordyde hym rycht heyly
