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DOL

  • adjective
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Grammar
DOL, def. se dola, seó, ðæt dole; adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§425;
DULL, foolish, erring, heretical; stŏlĭdus, stultus, hærĕtĭcus = αίρετικόs
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  • Dol biþ se ðe him his Dryhten ne ondrǽdeþ

    foolish is he who dreads not his Lord,

      Exon. 83 a; Th. 312, 7; Seef. 106: 89 a; Th. 335, 17; Gn. Ex. 35: Salm. Kmbl. 447; Sal. 224.
  • Ge weorþmyndu in dolum dreáme Dryhtne gieldaþ

    ye pay reverence to the Lord in foolish joy,

      Exon. 39 a; Th. 130, 8; Gú. 435.
  • Óþ hie to dole wurdon

    until they became foolish,

      Cd. 18; Th. 22, 14; Gen. 340.
  • Ne ondrǽdaþ ða dolan

    the foolish are not afraid,

      Past. 7, 2; Hat. MS. 12 a, 25.
  • Ða dolan rǽdas

    stŏlĭda consulta,

      Cot. 189.
  • Ic dole hwette

    I excite the dull,

      Exon. 103 b; Th. 393, 1; Rä. 12, 3: 107 b; Th. 410, 16; Rä. 28, 17: Ps. Th. 118, 126.
Etymology
[Chauc. dul: Orm. dill sluggish: Plat. dul mad: O. Sax. dol stultus: Frs. dol, mad: Dut. dol insānus: Ger. toll mad: M. H. Ger. tol, dol mad: O. H. Ger. tol stultus: Goth. dwals: Icel. dulr silent, close.]
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  • DOL, adj.