Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Quetáre, v. a.
1. to stop motion, give rest. — il passo, to rest a little; 2. to quiet, to pacify, to appease, to calm; 3. to quit, to free, to dispense with, to give. — un debito ad uno,to acquit one of a debt; v. n. to quiet, to be quiet, to be easy or at rest.
Florio: a worlde of wordes, or most copious, dictionarie in Italian and English
quetare: to quiet, to whosht, to appease, to pacifie, to calme, to still. Also to quit or discharge. Also to free and absolue.