lollard

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: Lol=lard

CIDE DICTIONARY

lollard, 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.].

 One of a sect of early reformers in Germany.  [1913 Webster]
"By Lollards all know the Wyclifities are meant, so called from Walter Lollardus, one of their teachers in Germany."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

lollard, n. any of the followers of the 14th-c. religious reformer John Wyclif.

Derivative

Lollardism n.

Etymology

MDu. lollaerd f. lollen mumble