一切經音義 82.240

82.240

撫而（敷武反集訓云以手撫之安慰也從手無聲也說文從付作拊亦通用非本字也）。

撫而 (*f[ū] + *wǔ [fǔ]; the Jixun says: "to stroke with the hand, to comfort; it derives from 手 with 無 for phonetic"; the Shuowen has it written with 付 as 拊, which is also used interchangeably but is not the original character).