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Webster 1913 Edition


Lollard

Lol′lard

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lollard

LOLL'ARD

,
Noun.
The Lollards were a sect of early reformers in Germany and England, the followers of Wickliffe.

Definition 2024


Lollard

Lollard

See also: lollard

English

Noun

Lollard (plural Lollards)

  1. (historical) One of a sect of early reformers in Germany.
  2. (historical) A Wyclifite.

Derived terms

lollard

lollard

See also: Lollard

French

Noun

lollard m (plural lollards)

  1. Lollard