cǣlan

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cǣlan, wk.v: to make cool or cold, to cool. (CAE-lahn / ˈcæː-lan)

Medieval manuscript image of a naked people cowering beneath the wings of a devil with a cloud of hailstones and snow falling down; two clothed men look on from the side.
Divine Comedy; Italy (Genoa?), 1350-1375; Bodleian Library, MS. Holkham misc. 48, p. 9. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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