Quell (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quelled (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Quelling.] [See Quail to cower.]
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1. To die. [Obs.]
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Yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell. Spenser.
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2. To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate. [R.]
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Winter's wrath begins to quell. Spenser.
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Quell, n. Murder. [Obs.] Shak.
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