"quellen" meaning in Middle English

See quellen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈkwɛlən/
Etymology: From Old English cwellan, from Proto-West Germanic *kwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|cwellan}} Old English cwellan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*kwalljan}} Proto-West Germanic *kwalljan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*kwaljaną}} Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} quellen, {{enm-verb|stem=quell}} quellen (third-person singular simple present quelleth, present participle quellende, quellynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle quelled) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|quell|c2=de}} Forms: quelleth [present, singular, third-person], quellende [participle, present], quellynge [participle, present], quelled [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], quellen [infinitive], to quellen [infinitive], quelle [infinitive], quelle [first-person, present, singular], quelled [first-person, past, singular], quelde [first-person, past, singular], quellest [present, second-person, singular], quelledest [past, second-person, singular], queldest [past, second-person, singular], quelleth [present, singular, third-person], quelled [past, singular, third-person], quelde [past, singular, third-person], quelle [present, singular, subjunctive], quelled [past, singular, subjunctive], quelde [past, singular, subjunctive], quelle [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], quellen [plural, present], quelle [plural, present], quelleden [past, plural], quellede [past, plural], quelden [past, plural], quelde [past, plural], quelleth [imperative, plural, present], quelle [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], quellynge [participle, present], quellende [participle, present], quelled [participle, past], queld [participle, past], yquelled [participle, past], yqueld [participle, past], cwellen [alternative], quell [alternative], quelle [alternative], qwell [alternative], qwelle [alternative], cwellenn [alternative, Ormulum]
  1. To kill or slay; to inflict death upon someone.
    Sense id: en-quellen-enm-verb-FVoc53Op Categories (other): Death, Talking, Violence Disambiguation of Death: 100 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Talking: 21 24 26 29 Disambiguation of Violence: 23 23 25 28
  2. To quell or suppress; to end afflictions or threats.
    Sense id: en-quellen-enm-verb-BY3gODqG Categories (other): Talking, Violence Disambiguation of Talking: 21 24 26 29 Disambiguation of Violence: 23 23 25 28
  3. (rare) To verbally insult or demean. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-quellen-enm-verb-1FviJPko Categories (other): Talking, Violence Disambiguation of Talking: 21 24 26 29 Disambiguation of Violence: 23 23 25 28
  4. (rare) To ruin, to lay waste to. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-quellen-enm-verb-p90-zxNG Categories (other): Talking, Violence Disambiguation of Talking: 21 24 26 29 Disambiguation of Violence: 23 23 25 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: quellere

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yqueld",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cwellen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quell",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quelle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "qwell",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "qwelle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cwellenn",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Ormulum"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "quellen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "quell"
      },
      "expansion": "quellen (third-person singular simple present quelleth, present participle quellende, quellynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle quelled)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "quell",
        "c2": "de"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "quellere"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To kill or slay; to inflict death upon someone."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kill",
          "kill"
        ],
        [
          "slay",
          "slay"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To quell or suppress; to end afflictions or threats."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "quell",
          "quell"
        ],
        [
          "suppress",
          "suppress"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To verbally insult or demean."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To verbally insult or demean."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To ruin, to lay waste to."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To ruin, to lay waste to."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkwɛlən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quellen"
}

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