LULL

lull. Lull, v.t. to put to rest, compose to sleep, allure

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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.