"fordull" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: fordulls [present, singular, third-person], fordulling [participle, present], fordulled [participle, past], fordulled [past]
Etymology: From Middle English fordullen, fordollen, equivalent to for- + dull. Cognate with Middle Low German vordullen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fordullen}} Middle English fordullen, {{m|enm|fordollen}} fordollen, {{prefix|en|for|dull}} for- + dull, {{cog|gml|vordullen}} Middle Low German vordullen Head templates: {{en-verb}} fordull (third-person singular simple present fordulls, present participle fordulling, simple past and past participle fordulled)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To make dull; stupefy. Tags: obsolete, transitive Synonyms: foredull [common, misspelling]
    Sense id: en-fordull-en-verb-rRETNrr8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with for-

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