Quell

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kwÉ›l/

Old English cwellan ("to kill"). Compare Old Armenian կեղ (keł, "sore, ulcer"), Old Church Slavonic жаль (žalĭ, "pain"), German quälen ("to torment, agonize, smite").

Full definition of quell

Verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To kill. 9th-19th c.
2. (transitive) To subdue, to put down; to silence or force (someone) to submit. from 10th c.
• MacaulayThe nation obeyed the call, rallied round the sovereign, and enabled him to quell the disaffected minority.
• LongfellowNorthward marching to quell the sudden revolt.
3. (transitive) To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish. from 14th c.to quell griefto quell the tumult of the soul
4. (obsolete, intransitive) To be subdued or abated; to diminish. 16th-17th c.
• SpenserWinter's wrath begins to quell.
5. To die.
• SpenserYet he did quake and quaver, like to quell.

German Quelle.

Noun

1. A spring or fountain.