acold

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acold

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From Middle English acoled (past participle of acolen (“to grow cold or cool”)), from Old English ācōlod (past participle of ācōlian (“to grow cold”)), equivalent to a- + cold.

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archaic, literary, not comparable Feeling cold. c 1603–1606: Shakespeare, King Lear, IV-i Poor Tom's acold.

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"acold." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/acold. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"acold." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/acold.

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@misc{acold_2026,
  title = {acold},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acold},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}