To make his steed some solace.
Chaucer.
Syn. -- Comfort; consolation; alleviation; relief.
Sol"ace, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Solaced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Solacing
(?).] [OF. solacier, soulacier, F. solacier, LL. solatiare. See Solace,
n.] 1. To cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to relieve in
affliction, solitude, or discomfort; to console; -- applied to persons;
as, to solace one with the hope of future reward.