Aneles

/əˈniːlz/ verb

Definition

Third person singular present tense of anele; anoints with oil as a religious or sacramental act.

Etymology

Regular conjugation of anele in modern English grammar, showing the verb in present tense third person form.

Kelly Says

This verb form would have been common in medieval religious language but now appears only in historical texts and religious contexts, making it one of English's linguistic fossils—words preserved in their original contexts even after the practice they describe has changed.

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