They were also styled in Middle Dutch lollebroeders "mumbling brothers", or "Lollhorden", from Old , meaning "to sing softly," from their chants for the dead. This name was later adopted as a term of contempt, applied first to Franciscans and later to the heretical followers of John Wycliffe.
They were called Middle Dutch lollebroeders "mumbling brothers" or "Lollhorden," derived from Old , meaning "to sing softly," because of their chants for the dead. This name was later used derisively, first applied to Franciscans and then to John Wycliffe's heretical followers.