† aˈscomfit, v. Obs. rare—1.
[a. OF. esconfire, pa. pple. esconfit, f. es out of + confire to preserve:—L. conficĕre; cf. discomfit: see as- prefix2. The aphetic scomfit is usual.]
To discomfit, rout.
| c 1450 Lonelich Grail xiv. 126 [He] beheeld His meyne as-scomfited in the feld. |