Old English · adjective
dol
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /dol/
- Syllables
- dol (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- foolishdull
Meaning
-
foolish
Dol biþ sē þe him his dryhten ne ondrǣdeþ; cymeð him sē dēað unþinged.
A man, who does not fear his Lord, is witless; unbidden death will come for him.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | dol | doludolo | dol |
| Accusative | dolne | dole | dol |
| Genitive | doles | dolre | doles |
| Dative | dolum | dolre | dolum |
| Instrumental | dole | dolre | dole |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | dole | doladole | doludolo |
| Accusative | dole | doladole | doludolo |
| Genitive | dolra | dolra | dolra |
| Dative | dolum | dolum | dolum |
| Instrumental | dolum | dolum | dolum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | dola | dole | dole |
| Accusative | dolan | dolan | dole |
| Genitive | dolan | dolan | dolan |
| Dative | dolan | dolan | dolan |
| Instrumental | dolan | dolan | dolan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | dolan | dolan | dolan |
| Accusative | dolan | dolan | dolan |
| Genitive | dolradolena | dolradolena | dolradolena |
| Dative | dolum | dolum | dolum |
| Instrumental | dolum | dolum | dolum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *dol, from Proto-Germanic *dulaz. Cognate with Old High German tol (German toll), Old Saxon dol (Low Low German doll), Dutch dol.
Descendants
dull
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