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dol.

crazy, silly, mad

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɔl/

  1. crazy, silly, mad

  2. mindless, reckless; irate

  3. stripped, turning without gripping (of screws and screwthreads, taps, keys &c.)

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch dul, from Old Dutch *dol, from Proto-West Germanic *dol, from Proto-Germanic *dulaz.

noun/dɔl/

  1. thole(-pin)

    masculine

  2. rowlock, oarlock

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch dolle, from Old Dutch *tholl, from Proto-West Germanic *þoll, from Proto-Germanic *þullaz.

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