dummel, a. (n.) dial.
(ˈdʌməl)
[app. a deriv. of dumb, with the more general sense seen in Ger. dumm, Du. domm.]
A. adj. Stupid, dull, slow. B. n. A dumb person; a stupid, dull person.
| 1570 Levins Manip. 55 A Dumel, stupidus..A Dummel, mutus. 1847–78 Halliwell, Dummil, a slow jade. Salop. 1878 Jefferies Gamekeeper at H. 155 Severe weather, which makes all wild animals ‘dummel’. 1881 Leicestersh. Gloss., Dummel, a dolt; a blockhead. 1883 Hampsh. Gloss., Dumble, stupid. Dummell, slow to comprehend. 1888 Berksh. Wds., Dummle, in animals, sluggish. |