Emily Dickinson Lexicon

STILL, v.t.¹ [Sax. stillan; G. and D. stillen; Dan. stiller; Sw. stilla, to still, to quiet or appease, that is, to set, to repress; coinciding with G. stellen, to put, set, place, Gr. στελλω, to send, and with style, stool, stall.]

1. To stop, as motion or agitation; to check or restrain; to make quiet; as, to still the raging sea.
2. To stop, as noise; to silence. With his name the mothers still their babes. – Shak.
3. To appease; to calm; to quiet; as tumult, agitation or excitement; as, to still the passions.