From Middle Dutch lollen. May ultimately derive from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (an expressive root and presumably an onomatopoeia). If so, then cognate with Latin lāmentum, Ancient Greek λῆρος (lêros), λάλος (lálos), λάσκω (láskō).
Due to the association with lul (“cock”), the word may today be regarded as somewhat vulgar.
lullen
| Conjugation of lullen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | lullen | |||
| past singular | lulde | |||
| past participle | geluld | |||
| infinitive | lullen | |||
| gerund | lullen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | lul | lulde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | lult | lulde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | lult | lulde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | lult | lulde | ||
| 3rd person singular | lult | lulde | ||
| plural | lullen | lulden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | lulle | lulde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | lullen | lulden | ||
| imperative sing. | lul | |||
| imperative plur.1 | lult | |||
| participles | lullend | geluld | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
lullen
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (expressive root). Cognate with Latin lāmentum, Ancient Greek λῆρος (lêros), λάλος (lálos), λάσκω (láskō).
lullen (weak, third-person singular present lullt, past tense lullte, past participle gelullt, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | lullen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | lullend | ||||
| past participle | gelullt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich lulle | wir lullen | i | ich lulle | wir lullen |
| du lullst | ihr lullt | du lullest | ihr lullet | ||
| er lullt | sie lullen | er lulle | sie lullen | ||
| preterite | ich lullte | wir lullten | ii | ich lullte1 | wir lullten1 |
| du lulltest | ihr lulltet | du lulltest1 | ihr lulltet1 | ||
| er lullte | sie lullten | er lullte1 | sie lullten1 | ||
| imperative | lull (du) lulle (du) |
lullt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.