dolt

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.

noun

  1. (derogatory) A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.

verb

  1. (obsolete) To behave foolishly.

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