dolt

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (UK) /dɒlt/, /dəʊlt/, /dɔʊlt/ (US) IPA(key): /doʊlt/ Rhymes: -ɒlt, -əʊlt === Noun === dolt (plural dolts) (derogatory) A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fool ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === dolt (third-person singular simple present dolts, present participle dolting, simple past and past participle dolted) (obsolete) To behave foolishly. To fool; to trick === References === “dolt”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === told == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɔlt/ Rhymes: -ɔlt === Verb === dolt inflection of dollen: second/third-person singular present indicative (archaic) plural imperative == Manx == === Noun === dolt m (genitive singular dolt, plural doltaghyn) alternative form of doltey == Swedish == === Adjective === dolt indefinite neuter singular of dold === Verb === dolt supine of dölja