† ofcaleadj.

Forms: Old English ofcalen, Middle English ofcal, Middle English ofcale.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: of- prefix, English calen, calan.

Etymology: < of- prefix + calen, past participle of Old English calan to be cold. Compare acale adj.

Obsolete.

Affected with cold; chilled, frozen.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > affected with or having sensation of cold

ofcaleOE

acalec1300

for-coldc1320

cold1570

chill1609

chilly1611

blue-nosed1662

bone-chilled1920

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xiv. 141 Petrus stod ofcalen, on ðam cauertune.

c1300 St. Bridget (Laud) 43 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 193 (MED) Museles comen to hire adai, of-hongrede and of-cale.

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 6580 Þat water..vpward it stey So þat is hupes smorte & of cale [v.r. of cold; a1400 Trin. Cambr. of cal; v.rr. acolde, colde] were ney.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	ofcale
释义	† ofcaleadj. Forms: Old English ofcalen, Middle English ofcal, Middle English ofcale. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: of- prefix, English calen, calan. Etymology: < of- prefix + calen, past participle of Old English calan to be cold. Compare acale adj. Obsolete. Affected with cold; chilled, frozen. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > affected with or having sensation of cold ofcaleOE acalec1300 for-coldc1320 cold1570 chill1609 chilly1611 blue-nosed1662 bone-chilled1920 OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xiv. 141 Petrus stod ofcalen, on ðam cauertune. c1300 St. Bridget (Laud) 43 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 193 (MED) Museles comen to hire adai, of-hongrede and of-cale. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 6580 Þat water..vpward it stey So þat is hupes smorte & of cale [v.r. of cold; a1400 Trin. Cambr. of cal; v.rr. acolde, colde] were ney. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.OE
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