Etymology

dullard

dul·lard
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Today it means: A stupid person; a fool. Full definition →

Middle English dullard
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dullard · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromdullard
  2. English todaydullard

From Middle English dullard, dollard, equivalent to dull + -ard (pejorative agent suffix). Compare Faroese døll (“dullard, good-for-nothing, blockhead”), Norwegian Nynorsk døl (“idiot, simpleton”).

Dullard · proper noun2

Variant of Dollard.

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