*dulaz

Runic: ᛞᚢᛚᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈdu.lɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

confused, stunned
foolish, misled, mad

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰl̥h₂-o-s, a zero-grade nominal formation from *dʰwelh₂- (‘to dim, dull, cloud, make obscure, swirl, whirl’). Synchronically analyzed as from an earlier **dwulaz, a zero-grade form of *dwalaz (‘confused, stunned, foolish’). Related to Old Irish dall (‘blind’) and Welsh dall (‘blind) (‘blind).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	dulaz	dulō	dulą, -atō	dulai	dulôz	dulō
Acc.	dulanǭ	dulǭ	dulą, -atō	dulanz	dulōz	dulō
Gen.	dulas, -is	dulaizōz	dulas, -is	dulaizǫ̂	dulaizǫ̂	dulaizǫ̂
Dat.	dulammai	dulaizōi	dulammai	dulaimaz	dulaimaz	dulaimaz
Inst.	dulanō	dulaizō	dulanō	dulaimiz	dulaimiz	dulaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	dulô	dulǭ	dulô	dulaniz	dulōniz	dulōnō
Acc.	dulanų	dulōnų	dulô	dulanunz	dulōnunz	dulōnō
Gen.	duliniz	dulōniz	duliniz	dulanǫ̂	dulōnǫ̂	dulanǫ̂
Dat.	dulini	dulōni	dulini	dulammaz	dulōmaz	dulammaz
Inst.	dulinē	dulōnē	dulinē	dulammiz	dulōmiz	dulammiz

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Descendants

*dol (Proto-West Germanic)
- *dol (Old Dutch)
  - dul, dol, dolle (Middle Dutch)
    - dol (Dutch)
      - dol (Afrikaans)
*dol (Proto-West Germanic)
- dol (Old English)
  - dul, dull, dulle (Middle English)
    - dull (English)
    - dull, dul, doll (Scots)
*dol (Proto-West Germanic)
- dol, dul, doll, dull (Old Frisian)
  - dol, doll, dull (North Frisian)
  - dul (Saterland Frisian)
  - dol (West Frisian)
*dol (Proto-West Germanic)
- tol (Old High German)
  - tol (Middle High German)
    - toll (German)
*dol (Proto-West Germanic)
- dol (Old Saxon)
  - dol (Middle Low German)
    - dol, dul (Low German)
      - doll (German)
dulr (Old Norse)
- dulur (Faroese)
- dulur (Icelandic)
- dol, dul (Old Swedish)

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