Obs. rare. [Etymology obscure. Cf. MDu. trillen, drillen to move to and fro, vibrate, vacillate, Du. trillen to shiver, shake, EFris. trillen to shake or rock from side to side.] trans. To rock (a cradle).
c. 1425. Fest. of Ch., viii., in Holy Rood (E.E.T.S.), App. 213. Ȝit myȝt þe mylde may among Her cradel trille to and fro, And syng, Osye, thi song!
