lollen

lollen

Middle English

FWOTD – 25 January 2018

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlollen/

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch lollen, lullen (“to doze; to mumble, talk nonsense”).[1]

Alternative forms

• lullen

Verb

lollen (third-person singular simple present lolleth, present participle lollende, simple past lollede, past participle lolled, ilolled)

1. To act lazily or indolently; to recline; to lie at ease; to loll.
2. Especially of body parts: to hang down, to dangle; to loll.

Derived terms

• English: loll

Etymology 2

From Late Latin Lollardi, Lullardi (“a Lollard”) (whence English Lollard, Lollardy); further etymology uncertain. Sense 2 is probably influenced by lollen (“to hang down, to dangle”) (above).

Verb

lollen (third-person singular simple present lolleth, present participle lollende, simple past lollede, lullede, past participle lolled, ilolled)

1. To be a Lollard.
2. To be executed by hanging for Lollardy.

References

1. “lollen, v.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 September 2017.