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Recomfort, v. P.t. and p.p. -fort, -furt, -ford. [Late ME recomforte (Lydgate), f. as Reconfort v. Cf. Confort v., Conford v.] = Reconfort v., in various senses.a. tr. and reflex. = Reconfort v. 1. b. = Reconfort v. 2.a. (1) ?1438 Alex. ii 9534.
His battell sa recomfort he, that [etc.] c1420 Wynt. viii 5478.
All the lordis … Off thare cummying recomfurt ware 1460 Hay Alex. (S.T.S.) 3748.
The duke … Recomford thame, bad thame haue gud corage a1500 Lanc. 3308.
His falowis, so in his knychthed assuryd Thai ar recomfort, thar manhed is recoueryt 1533 Boece 444b.
Danis … be exhortacioun of chiftanis, quhen athir armye was recomfort, thai jonit the feild(2) 1494 Loutfut MS 33a.
To recomfort thaim he gif his gudis quhill he deit pure(3) reflex. 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 36.
For na remeid bot deid … Sum time asswagis … Thus in a part I recomfort my sellc. c1475 Wall. ii 275.
The womannys mylk recomford him full swyth 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 36.
Foulis, flouris and rice Recomfort [1533 Reconfort] was throw Phebus' gudlyheid 1572 Sat. P. xxxiii 396.
Thair was, to recomfort him, Peirtryks and pleuers pyping on the speit

c. intr. To give fresh courage to (till). — c1475 Wall. ix 898.
It suld recomfort ma Till his awn men … Than [etc.]