anele

 
Pronunciation: /əˈniːl/

verb

[with object] archaic
  • anoint (someone), especially as part of the Christian rite of giving extreme unction to the dying: a priest would anele those whose sickness threatened them with a speedy death

Origin:

Middle English: from an- 'on' + archaic elien 'to oil' (from Old English ele, from Latin oleum 'oil')