"comfort" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /kumˈfɔrt/, /kunˈfɔrt/ Forms: comforts [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French cunfort, confort. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|cunfort}} Borrowed from Old French cunfort Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} comfort, {{enm-noun}} comfort (plural comforts)
  1. encouragement, assurance Synonyms: cumfort, confort, counfort
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