to soften a hardhearted person, to make amends; softening of a hardhearted person, to make amends (see Molina)
Alonso de Molina:
yolyamania. ni. (pret. oniyolyamanix.) ablandarse el duro de corazon, para emendarse.
yolyamania. nite. (pret. oniteyolyamanix.) ablandar a otro desta manera. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 40r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.