acold
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of acold
before 900; Middle English acolde, Old English ācolod, past participle of ācōlian to grow cold. See a- 3, cool, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Now that love is old, Shall we leave the floor unswept And the hearth acold?
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Husband in faith, and that acold; Ah well away, Joseph, as thou art old!
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How kind is the clasping right-hand, that hath smitten the battle acold!
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My caldron would grow acold And never again would bubble up, If touched by her thread of gold.
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So I dare not brew thee a spell 'gainst her My caldron would grow acold And never again would bubble up, If touched by her thread of gold.
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