Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recomfort

/ɹiːˈkʌmfət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-com-fort
IPA: /ɹiːˈkʌmfət/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To inspire with new courage; to encourage.

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To reinvigorate, to strengthen.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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"
"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"

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman reconforter, Middle French reconforter, from re- + conforter.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɹiːˈkʌmfət/

Usage

Inflected Forms

recomforts (present, singular) recomforting (participle, present) recomforted (participle, past) recomforted (past)

Derived Forms

recomfortless

Questions

How do you pronounce recomfort?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiːˈkʌmfət/.
What does recomfort mean?: To console (someone); to comfort, look after.
Where does recomfort come from?: From Anglo-Norman reconforter, Middle French reconforter, from re- + conforter.

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