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lullay

/luˈleɪ/

lullay interjection: used to soothe or urge someone to sleep.

Interjection

  1. (archaic) Used to soothe or urge someone to sleep.
    • ...in "Ludus Coventriæ", of the 15th century, we find a specimen of a Lullaby Song ... lully, lullay, Thou little tiny CHILD,1866, Edmund Sedding, “Lullaby Carols”, in The Gentlemen's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, page 89
    • Lullay moon princess, goodnight sister mine, rest now in moonlight's embrace2012, ponyphonic, Lullaby for a Princess (song)

Forms of lullay

alternative formlulla
alternative formlully

Origin of lullay

Imitative or onomatopoeic sounds to lull a child to sleep. See also lull and lullaby. Compare Icelandic lúlla, German lullen.

Questions about lullay

What does lullay mean?
Lullay means used to soothe or urge someone to sleep.
What part of speech is lullay?
Lullay is an interjection.
How do you pronounce lullay?
Lullay is pronounced /luˈleɪ/.

Words near lullay in the dictionary

  1. lullabye
  2. lullabyes
  3. lullabying
  4. lullabyish
  5. lullabylike
  6. lullay
  7. lulled
  8. luller
  9. lullers
  10. lullful
  11. Lullian

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