soften

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So at the laste her-of they felle at oon, 565 Or elles, softe he swor hir in hir ere, He nolde never come ther she were.

From Troilus and Criseyde by Chaucer, Geoffrey

This yeman hym answerde, in softe speche: "Brother," quod he, "fer in the north contree, Where as I hope som tyme I shal thee see."

From The Evolution of an English Town by Home, Gordon

He passes down a green glade Ful thikke of gras, ful softe and swete, With floures fele, faire under fete....

From Chaucer and His Times by Hadow, Grace E.

A gẽtle horse is better tamed with puping of the mouth or softe handlyng, then wyth whyp or spurres.

From The Education of Children by Sherry, Richard

And he, which understod his tale, Betwen him and his Asse al softe Hath drawe and set him up alofte Withouten harm al esely.

From Confessio Amantis, or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins by Macaulay, G. C. (George Campbell)