Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acold

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: acold
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Archaic; Literary

Example Sentences

"c 1603–1606: Shakespeare, King Lear, IV-i Poor Tom's acold."
"When, for all his feathers, he’s acold, the bird plunges from his perch head foremost into the snow."
"To debate with Tao-an would be for me like drink to one who is athirst, like fire to one who is acold."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a-
Root: acoled, ācōlod

Usage

Questions

What does acold mean?: Feeling cold.
Where does acold come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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