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(obsolete) Boldness, courage; confidence; a feeling of security, assurance.

(obsolete) Resource, help, relief; a means of help or relief; support; sustenance.

(elsewhere) Shelter, refuge or protection.

(elsewhere) A place of shelter, a refuge.

(dialectal) To make bold, give courage or confidence to.

(dialectal) To defend, protect or shelter.