lullay

L1U1L1L1A1Y4
/luˈleɪ//ˈlu.leɪ//luˈlaɪ/

interjection

Used to soothe or urge someone to sleep.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

interjection

alternative lulla · alternative lully

  1. archaicUsed to soothe or urge someone to sleep.

    Lullay moon princess, goodnight sister mine, rest now in moonlight's embrace

    2012, ponyphonic, Lullaby for a Princess (song)
    1 more example

    ...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

Origin

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

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

lullay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lullay

MLA

“lullay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lullay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lullay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lullay.

Source: lullay on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.