Lol"lard (?), 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.] (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.