Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To faint away.
- noun An obsolete or dialectal form of
wheal .
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- verb Alternative form of
quail . - verb intransitive To
faint away.
Etymologies
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From Middle English quelen, from Old English cwelan ("to die"), from Proto-Germanic *kwelanan (“to suffer”), from Proto-Indo-European *gwel- (“to sting, pierce”). More at quail.
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