acold
English edit
Etymology edit
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- + cooled.
Adjective edit
acold (not comparable)
- (archaic or literary) Feeling cold.
- c 1603–1606: Shakespeare, King Lear, IV-i
- Poor Tom's acold.
- 1960, “The Story of Hui-yüan”, in Arthur Waley, transl., Ballads and Stories from Tun-huang: An Anthology, page 120:
- To debate with Tao-an would be for me like drink to one who is athirst, like fire to one who is acold.
- c 1603–1606: Shakespeare, King Lear, IV-i