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Middle English verb dullen to dull (see dull (v. Dold, meaning stupid, confused, is a dialectal form of dulled, dult (dulled), the past participle of dullen, dollen (to make dull, make stupid), which is a derivative of dull, dul, dwal (stupid). It first appeared as a noun in Early Modern English.