Lullaby

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mid 16th century: from lull + bye-bye, a sound used as a refrain in lullabies; compare with bye-byes.


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From Middle English lullen(“to lull”) + bye. First recorded circa 1560. Compare Old English bī, bī(“lullaby!”, interjection).


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lullaby (n.)

"soothing song sung to infants," 1580s, noun use of the words lulley by (1560s), from Middle English lollai or lullay, a common burden in nursery songs, from lullen (see lull (v.)). Second element perhaps from by in good-bye or simply a meaningless extension.