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- pref. 1 intensive + cólian to cool or make cold. Cf. AKELE, OE. acélan, originally the transitive vb. while acólian was intr.]

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  1.  intr. To wax cold, to cool.

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a. 1000.  Ags. Gosp., Matt. xxiv. 12. Maneʓra lufu acolað.

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a. 1200.  Cott. Hom., 237. Þes lare and laȝe swiðe acolede þurh manifead sénne.

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a. 1250.  Owl & Night., 1273. Nis nout so hot that hit nacoleth.

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  2.  trans. To cool. (The first instance may be intr.)

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a. 1250.  Owl & Night., 205. Ich wot he is nu suthe acoled.

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1548.  Udall, etc., Erasm. Paraphr. John, 103 b. The Lorde Jesus dyd thus abate and acoole that arrogancie.

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1540.  Whitinton, Tully’s Offyce, II. 77. The greuance of heates be acooled and abated.

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