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Middle English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch lollen, lullen (“to doze; to mumble, talk nonsense”).[1]
Verb
lollen (third-person singular simple present lolleth, present participle lollende, lollynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative lollede, past participle lolled, ilolled)
- To act lazily or indolently; to recline; to lie at ease; to loll.
- Especially of body parts: to hang down, to dangle; to loll.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Late Latin Lollardi, Lullardi (“a Lollard”) (whence English Lollard, Lollardy); further etymology uncertain (see Lollard). Sense 2 is probably influenced by lollen (“to hang down, to dangle”) (above).
Verb
lollen (third-person singular simple present lolleth, present participle lollende, lollynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative lollede, lullede, past participle lolled, ilolled)
- To be a Lollard.
- To be executed by hanging for Lollardy.
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