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Added 9 October 2026

anele

verb

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about anele at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To anoint; to give extreme unction with oil.

Origin

From Middle English anelen, anelien, from Middle English an- (“on”) + Middle English elen (“to anoint”), from Old English ēle (“oil”). Compare English anoil.

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