Saturday, November 15, 2008

New word...

I was singing hymns tonight, and Ish started to fall asleep. When he came to, he coined a new word.  I was not singing hymns; apparently, I was singing lullahymns.

lull⋅a⋅hymn (lŭl'ə-hĭm) n. 
1. A song of praise or thanksgiving to God used to lull a child to sleep

Origin: [Obsolete lullaword used in lullabies (from Middle English lullai, from lullento lull; see lull) + Middle English imne, from Old French ymne, from Latin hymnus,song of praise, from Greek humnos.]

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