vyssan lull

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Swedish

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Etymology

vyss ("lull," as an interjection) or vyssa (to lull) + lull ("lull," as an interjection). Compare Danish visselulle (to lull, to hushaby).

Interjection

vyssan lull

  1. Used to lull (a child) to sleep.
    • 1936, Evert Taube (lyrics and music), “Byssan lull ”‎:
      Byssan lull, koka kittelen full, där kommer tre vandringsmän på vägen. Byssan lull, koka kittelen full, där kommer tre vandringsmän på vägen. Den ene är så halt, den andre är så blind, den tredje har så trasiga kläder.
      Byssan lull, cook the cauldron full, there comes three wanderers on the road. Byssan lull, cook the cauldron full, there comes three wanderers on the road. One is so halt , the other is so blind , the third has such tattered clothes .

Usage notes

  • Now mostly only appears in lullabies.
  • The variation "byssan lull" appears in a well-known lullaby.

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