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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1513
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Lilt, v. Also: (lyll). [ME. (once) lulte (late 14th c.), thereafter only Sc.: appar. pointing to an OE. *lyltan perh. ultim. related to e.m.Du. lullepijp a shepherd's pipe (see Lilt-pype n.), MSw. lylla to lull, Norw. dial. lilla to shout, halloo, etc.] tr. To sound or raise (a loud cry). (In the later dial.: To sing cheerfully, etc.) — 1513 Doug. vii. viii. 88.
In a bowand horn … A feyndlich hellis voce scho liltis [E. lyllis] schill
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