acold

[ uh-kohld ]

/ əˈkoʊld /

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adjective Archaic.

being cold or chilled.

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Origin of acold

before 900; Middle English acolde,Old English ācolod, past participle of ācōlian to grow cold. See a-³, cool, -ed²

Here you shall light a fire, which those who watch will believe to be but the fire of a herdsman who is acold.
The Wizard|H. Rider Haggard
Husband in faith, and that acold; Ah well away, Joseph, as thou art old!
Everyman and Other Old Religious Plays, with an Introduction|Anonymous
Ingram was away on one of his long absences, and she felt acold.
Rest Harrow|Maurice Hewlett