Stay; stop; delay.

(obsolete) A relenting.

(intransitive) To give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency.

(intransitive) To slacken; to abate.

(obsolete, transitive) To lessen, make less severe or intense.

(dated, intransitive, of substance) To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield, for example by dissolving or melting

(obsolete) softhearted; yielding