"dulbert" meaning in Scots

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Noun

Forms: dulberts [plural]
Etymology: From earlier Middle Scots dowbart (c. 1513). The first element likely derives from Middle English dult (“dull”) (a variant of dulled, dold), or directly from Middle English dull; the second one is possibly derived from Middle English berd (“beard”), bard, in the same vein as German Dummbart (“idiot”) (dumm (“dumb”) + Bart (“beard”)). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|gmw-msc|dowbart}} Middle Scots dowbart, {{c.|1513}} c. 1513, {{der|sco|enm|dult||dull}} Middle English dult (“dull”), {{der|sco|enm|dull}} Middle English dull, {{der|sco|enm|berd||beard}} Middle English berd (“beard”), {{cog|de|Dummbart||idiot}} German Dummbart (“idiot”), {{compound|de|dumm|Bart|nocat=1|t1=dumb|t2=beard}} dumm (“dumb”) + Bart (“beard”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|dulberts|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} dulbert (plural dulberts), {{sco-noun}} dulbert (plural dulberts)
  1. a fool; an idiot
    Sense id: en-dulbert-sco-noun-Z8VW9xpN Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header
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