Lull (lŭl), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Lulled (lŭld); p. pr. & vb. n.Lulling.] [Akin to OD. lullen to sing to sleep, G. lullen, Dan. lulle, Sw. lulla; all of imitative origin. Cf. Loll, Lollard.] To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet. “ To lull him soft asleep.” Spenser.
Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie,
To lull the daughters of necessity. Milton.