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> German: descriptive nickname from the Swabian word lell, läll ‘twisted mouth'
That sounds like it may be related to 'lallen' (prattle, mumble, have slurred speech) - not sure though. All fits in fairly well with the abbreviated meaning though, if one assumes that it refers to spoken language;-)
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