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acol

  • adjective
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Grammar
acol, acul, acl; adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§431; §639;
Excited, excited by fear, frightened, terrified, trembling; agitatus, perterritus, pavidus
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  • Wearþ he on ðam egesan acol worden

    he had through that horror become chilled, trembling,

    • Cd. 178; Th. 223, 24
    • ;
    • Dan. 124
    • .
  • Forht on móde, acul for ðam egesan

    fearful in mood, trembling with dread,

    • 210; Th. 261, 14
    • ;
    • Dan. 726
    • .
  • Acol for ðam egsan

    trembling with terror.

    • Exon. 42 b; Th. 143, 20
    • ;
    • Gú. 664
    • .
  • Forht and acol

    afraid and trembling.

    • Cd. 92; Th. 117, 18
    • ;
    • Gen. 1955
    • .
  • Wurdon hie ðá acle

    they then became terrified,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2678
    • ;
    • An. 1341
    • .
  • Fyrd-leóþ galan aclum stefnum

    they sung a martial song with loud excited voices,

    • Cd. 171; Th. 215, 4
    • ;
    • Exod. 578
    • .
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v.  acul.
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  • acol, adj.