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· Middle English
anelen
2 English words descend from Middle English
anelen
, most common first.
anneal
To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
anele
To anoint; to give extreme unction with oil.