Lull
Lull (lul) , transitive verb
[Akin to OD. lullen to sing to sleep, German lullen, Danish lulle, Swedish lulla; all of imitative origin. Compare Loll, Lollard.]
To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.
To lull him soft asleep.
Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie,
To lull the daughters of necessity.
Lull , intransitive verb
To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate for a time; as, the storm lulls.
Lull , noun
1.
The power or quality of soothing; that which soothes; a lullaby. [Rare] — Young
2.
A temporary cessation of storm or confusion.