vyssan lull

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === vyssanlull === Etymology === vyss (“"lull," as an interjection”) or vyssa (“to lull”) + lull (“"lull," as an interjection”). Compare Danish visselulle (“to lull, to hushaby”). === Interjection === vyssan lull Used to lull (a child) to sleep. ==== Usage notes ==== Now mostly only appears in lullabies. The variation "byssan lull" appears in a well-known lullaby. === References === “vyssanlull”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “vyssanlull”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)