ANELE

anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate

(verb) administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

anele (third-person singular simple present aneles, present participle aneling, simple past and past participle aneled)

(obsolete) To anoint; to give extreme unction with oil.

Anagrams

• Elean, Elena, Neale, leane

Source: Wiktionary


A*nele", v. t. Etym: [OE. anelien; an on + AS. ele oil, L. oleum. See Oil, Anoil.]

1. To anoint. Shipley.

2. To give extreme unction to. [Obs.] R. of Brunne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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