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loller

loller


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Lollard  \Lol"lard\,  n.  [LL.  Lollardi,  Lullardi  from  Walter 
  Lolhardus  a  German;  cf  LG  &  D.  lollen  to  mumble,  to  hum, 
  sing  in  a  murmuring  strain;  hence  OD  lollaerd  a  mumbler,  i. 
  e.,  of  prayers  or  psalms,  which  was  prob.  the  origin  of  the 
  name  See  {Loll},  {Lull}.]  (Eccl.  Hist.) 
  a  One  of  a  sect  of  early  reformers  in  Germany. 
  b  One  of  the  followers  of  Wyclif  in  England.  [Called  also 
  {Loller}.] 
 
  By  Lollards  all  know  the  Wyclifities  are  meant  so 
  called  from  Walter  Lollardus  one  of  their  teachers 
  in  Germany.  --Fuller. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Loller  \Loll"er\,  n.  [See  {Loll}.] 
  1.  One  who  lolls. 
 
  2.  An  idle  vagabond.  [Obs.]  --Piers  Plowman. 
 
  3.  A  Lollard.