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† aˈcool, v. Obs.
Forms: inf. 1 acólian, 2–3 acolen, 3–4 acole, 4–5 acoole, 5–6 acoole. pa. pple. 1 acólad, acólod, 2–4 acoled, 5–6 acooled. See acold for adj. forms of the pple.
[f. a- prefix 1 intensive + cólian to cool or make cold. Cf. akele, OE. acélan, originally the transitive vb. while acólian was intr.]
1. intr. To wax cold, to cool.
a1000Ags. Gosp. Matt. xxiv. 12 Maneᵹra lufu acolað. a1200Cott. Hom. 237 Þes lare and laȝe swiðe acolede þurh manifead sénne. a1250Owl & Night. 1273 Nis nout so hot that hit nacoleth.
2. trans. To cool. (The first instance may be intr.)
a1250Owl & Night. 205 Ich wot he is nu suthe acoled. 1548Udall, etc. Erasm. Paraphr. John 103 b, The Lorde Jesus dyd thus abate and acoole that arrogancie. 1540Whittinton Tully's Offyce ii. 77 The greuance of heates be acooled and abated. |