Lull

v. t. [imp. & p. p. LULLED; p. pr. & vb. n. LULLING.] (Ger. lullen, Dan. lulle, Sw. lulla, D. lollen, lullen, to cry like a cat, to sing badly. Cf. Lat. lallāre, to sing lalla or lullaby.) To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to quiet. “To lull him soft asleep.” Spenser. Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie, To lull the daughters of necessity. Milton.