lull

Betekenis (English)

Concepten

gerustheid

roerloosheid

rustigheid

strakheid

bedaardheid

in slaap wiegen

bewegingloosheid

Frequentie

25k
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/lʌl/
Etymologie (English)

In summary

From Middle English lullen, lollen. Originally, perhaps expressive in origin from la-la-la or lu-lu-lu sounds made in calming a child. Compare Finnish laulaa (“to sing”) and Hiligaynon lala (“to sing a lullaby”). Cognate with Scots lul, lule, loll (“to lull, put to sleep, howl, caterwaul”), Dutch lollen (“to sing badly, caterwaul”), Dutch lullen (“to chatter, prate, cheat, deceive”), Low German lullen (“to lull”), German lullen (“to lull”), Danish lulle (“to lull, sing to sleep”), Swedish lulla (“to lull”), Icelandic lúlla (“to lull”).

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