Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LULL, v.t. [Dan. luller; G. and D. lullen; L. lallo. Qu. Russ. leleyu, to dandle or fondle. The sense is to throw down, to still, to appease. Seamen say, the wind lulls when it subsides.]

To quiet; to compose; to cause to rest. The nation may be lulled into security. To lull him soft asleep. – Spenser. Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie, / To lull the daughters of necessity. – Milton.