Etymology

overquell

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Today it means: To quell or subdue completely; gain or have power over. Full definition →

Middle English overquellen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromoverquellen
  2. English todayoverquell

From Middle English overquellen, equivalent to over- + quell.

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