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Discomfis, v. Also: discumfys, -fis, -feis; discomfeis, -fes; disconfeis, -fese. [OF. desconfis-, present stem of desconfire: see Discomfistppl.adj.] = Discomfit v.(a) c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace i. 429.
We saw bot ane that has discumfyst ws all 1489 Brus ix. 516 (E).
Hiere schir Edward Brus discumfis the Inglis men at Cre 1489 Ib. 572.
Hiere he discumfis fer ma manfully1513 Doug. xi. xvii. 71.
For Acca schawys to him … Discumfyst all his ostis, euery rowt 1531 Bell. Boece I. 3.
Nochttheles thay war discumfist, and put to flicht 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 77/28.
Gedeon, vitht thre hundretht men, discumfeist ane hundretht and tuenty thousant men(b) 1531 Bell. Boece I. 284.
The cariagemen, seing the battal discomfist, left thair cariage 1531 Ib. II. 203.
How sindry Danis war discomfist in Buchquhan 1513 Doug. x. xiv. 24 (R).
Ane man was … discomfest wyth sa grislie ane wound 1572-5 Diurnal of Occurrents 25.
The borderaris … discomfest the said Inglismen on Haldoun rig 1572-5 Ib.
The Scottismen was discomfeist at the Solane mos 1590 Burel Pilgr. i. xiii.
For cauld thay wer discomfeist clene 1605 Melvill 612.
Let thame … feir for the cuming of that great Lord to discomfeis judgment(c) 1535 Stewart 44639.
Mony one … Disconfeist war and drownit in the flude 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 84/30.
Al the Parisiens maid gryt triumphe … because that Ferrand there mortel enemye vas disconfeist 1570 Satirical Poems x. 264.
Bot we the Langsyde hill befoir thame wan, And be Gods grace disconfeist thame a1578 Pitsc. II. 40/3.
Baith the wangaird and the great battell was schortlie disconfest and put out of order 1622-6 Bisset II. 155/10.
Nane of theme mycht hald up there heidis aganist there innimies, and sua wes fynallie disconfesed