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Keywords: Subdue, Allay, Quiet, Cwellan, Tumult
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To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate.
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To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
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To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease; as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul.
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subdue, quiet 16C OE cwellan, ME quellan "to kill with violence or slaughter"
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overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"
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