lollen
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Middle English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch lollen, lullen (“to doze; to mumble, talk nonsense”).[1]
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
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[edit]
- English: loll
Etymology 2[edit]
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[edit]
lollen (third-person singular simple present lolleth, present participle lollende, lollynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative lollede, lullede, past participle lolled, ilolled)
References[edit]
- ^ “lollen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 September 2017.