recomfort — ozdic

Collocations

2

PREP.

with

ADV.

likewise, sometimes

Definitions

verb

1

To console (someone); to comfort, look after.

With that cam his moder the quene of Orkeney dame Morgause / And whan she sawe syr Gareth redely in the vysage she myghte not wepe but sodenly felle doun in a swoune / and lay there a grete whyle lyke as she had ben dede / And thenne syr Gareth recomforted his moder in suche wyse that she recouerd and made good chere

2

To inspire with new courage; to encourage.

3

To reinvigorate, to strengthen.

And therefore it is an experiment , though vulgar in strawberries , yet not brought into use generally : for it is usual to help the ground with muck , and likewise to recomfort it sometimes with muck put to the roots

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With that cam his moder the quene of Orkeney dame Morgause / And whan she sawe syr Gareth redely in the vysage she myghte not wepe but sodenly felle doun in a swoune / and lay there a grete whyle lyke

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And therefore it is an experiment , though vulgar in strawberries , yet not brought into use generally : for it is usual to help the ground with muck , and likewise to recomfort it sometimes with muck

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In some senses, recomfort is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.