Middle English Dictionary Entry
dullard n.
Entry Info
| Forms | dullard n. Also dollard, dullare. |
| Etymology | From dul ; cp. MDu. dollaert. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A dullard, simpleton; -- also as surname.
Associated quotations
- (1225) Close R.Tower 235b : Ricardus Dullard.
- (1229) Close R.Hen.III190 : Ricardum Dullard.
- (1329) Court R.Colchester 190 : Richard Dollard.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)114 : Dastard, or dullarde: Duribuctius.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)135 : Dullarde [vr. dullare]: Duribuccius, agrestis.