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confortur (s.xiiim)

confortur (s.xiiim)

conforteor,  confortere,  confortour,  confortur;  cunfortur;  comfortour  
  FEW:  confortare 2/ii,1044b Gdf:  conforteor 2,235c GdfC: TL: confortëor 2,685 DEAF:  conforter (conforteor)  DMF:  conforteur  TLF: OED:  comforter n.  MED:  comfortour n.  DMLBS:  confortator 436b

s.

1comforter
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Tel seit (=plaster, poultice) que li poisse tolir ceste chalor Et pres de la marris li soit [bon] conforteor  A-N Med ii 99.622
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  A meseisiez estes reconfortiere (var. (Y: s.xiii4/4) confortiere)  Lum Lais ANTS 6351
( MS: s.xivm )  Vous ki estes confortur E graunt doun del haut Seignur  Lyric 114.5
2supporter
( 1377 )  d’estre lour principal aide, confortour et conseillour  Rot Parl1 iii 5
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  le prince respoundist outrément q’il ne viegnt point la par lui ne par soun assent, mes encountre sa volounté et touz ses comfortours  Anon Chr1 37.36
instigator, abettor
( 1382 )  [..] estoient […] les primers & principalx conseillours, confortours, abettours & excitours qe les Communes de Kent & de Essex nadgairs treiterousement levez & assemblez […]  Rot Parl1 iii 143
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confortur