† 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.
| a 1000 Ags. Gosp. Matt. xxiv. 12 Maneᵹra lufu acolað. a 1200 Cott. Hom. 237 Þes lare and laȝe swiðe acolede þurh manifead sénne. a 1250 Owl & Night. 1273 Nis nout so hot that hit nacoleth. |
2. trans. To cool. (The first instance may be intr.)
| a 1250 Owl & Night. 205 Ich wot he is nu suthe acoled. 1548 Udall, etc. Erasm. Paraphr. John 103 b, The Lorde Jesus dyd thus abate and acoole that arrogancie. 1540 Whittinton Tully's Offyce ii. 77 The greuance of heates be acooled and abated. |