Quell Definition

kwĕl
quelled, quelling, quells
verb
quelled, quelling, quells
To crush; subdue; put an end to.
Webster's New World
To quiet; allay.
Webster's New World

To die.

Wiktionary
noun
A killing; murder.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Quell

Noun

Singular:
quell
Plural:
quells

Origin of Quell

  • Old English cwellan (“to kill"). Compare Old Armenian Õ¯Õ¥Õ² (keÅ‚, “sore, ulcer"), Old Church Slavonic жаль (žalÄ­, “pain"), German quälen (“to torment, agonize, smite").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English quellen to kill from Old English cwellan gwelə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • German Quelle.

    From Wiktionary

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