Etymology

lully

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Today it means: Wet or drying linen. Full definition →

French Lully ← Italian Lulli
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lully · noun1

Possibly from laundry, or lily (compare snow (“laundry”) as in snow-rig). Attested as early as c.1661.

lully · noun, interjection2

Likely from lullaby, through lullaby-cheat (“child”, literally “lullaby-thing, sleep-stealer”) attested as early as 1648. Possible influence from Etymology 1, see shared phrase: lully-prigger of similar construction to lullaby-cheat. Possible influence from little. See also relations: loll (“favourite child”), and lolly (“child”).

Lully · proper noun3

  1. Italian · derived fromLulli
  2. French · borrowed fromLully
  3. English todayLully

Borrowed from French Lully, from Italian Lulli.

Lully · proper noun4

  1. Latin · derived fromLulliacum
  2. French · borrowed fromLully
  3. English todayLully

Borrowed from French Lully, from Latin Lulliacum.

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