cwellan

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Descendants

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Common Germanic: cognates include Old Saxon quellian (Dutch kwellen), Old High German quellen (German quälen), Old Norse kvelja (Danish kvæle).

[edit] Verb

cwellan (class 1 weak: cwelþ ‘he kills’; cwealde ‘he quelled’; ġecweald, past participle)

1. to kill

[edit] Descendants

Modern English quell