Quell — Defs

01 v. i. To die.

imp. & p. p. Quelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Quelling

1.
To die.[Obs.]
“Yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell.” — Spenser.
2.
To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate.[R.]
“Winter's wrath begins to quell.” — Spenser.

02 v. t. To take the life of; to kill.

1.
To take the life of; to kill.[Obs.]
“The ducks cried as [if] men would them quelle.” — Chaucer.
2.
To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
“The nation obeyed the call, rallied round the sovereign, and enabled him to quell the disaffected minority.” — Macaulay.

“Northward marching to quell the sudden revolt.” — Longfellow.
3.
To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease; as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul.
“Much did his words the gentle lady quell.” — Spenser.

03 n. Murder.