pell I. \ˈpel\verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English pellen intransitive verb dialect chiefly England: hasten, hurry transitive verb obsolete: beat, pelt II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English pel skin, roll of parchment, from Middle French, from Latin pellis skin : a roll of parchment; specifically: one formerly used in the English Exchequer to record receipts and expenditures < appointed … his second brother clerk of the pells — G.O.Trevelyan >