Websters defines comfort as:
1. To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate;
2. To assist or help; to aid.
3. (v. t.) To impart strength and hope to; to encourage; to relieve; to console; to cheer.
4. (n.) Assistance; relief; support.
5. (n.) Encouragement; solace; consolation in trouble; also, that which affords consolation.
6. (n.) A state of quiet enjoyment; freedom from pain, want, or anxiety; also, whatever contributes to such a condition.
7. (n.) A wadded bed quilt; a comfortable.