Dummered

/ˈdʌmərd/ adjective

Definition

Made silent, dulled, or rendered incapable of response; stupefied (archaic or dialectal usage).

Etymology

Past participle of a dialectal verb 'dummer' or 'dumm,' from Germanic roots related to 'dumb.' The suffix '-ed' creates the past tense or adjective form.

Kelly Says

This is an ultra-rare word—it shows how English dialects had completely different past tenses for words we'd now use 'dumbfound' for. Regional languages are like linguistic fossils!

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