Added 7 October 2026
dolt
/dɒlt/ noun
In Latin: gurdus, blennus, fungus Wiktionary
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verb
Origin
First used as a noun in Early Modern English, from dialectal English dold (“stupid, confused”), from Middle English dold, a variant of dulled, dult (“dulled”), past participle of dullen, dollen (“to make dull, make stupid”), from dull, dul, dwal (“stupid”). More at dull.
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