An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

O. Fr. les douz pers, or pairs.

DOWF, DOLF, s.
1. Destitute of courage or animation, S.
Douglas.
2. Melancholy, gloomy, S.
Ramsay.
3. Lethargic.
Douglas.
4. Hollow; applied to sound, S.
5. Silly, frivolous, S.
Burns.

Su. G. dauf, stupidus; Isl. daup-r, subtristis.

Douf, Doof, s. A dull stupid fellow.
Dunbar.

Dowfart, Dofart, adj.
1. Destitute of spirit, S.; pron. as Gr. υ.
Poems Buchan Dial.
2. Dumpish, melancholy, S.
3. Feeble, inefficient, S.

From dowf and Su. G. art, Belg. aert, disposition.

Dowfart, Doofart, s. A dull, inactive fellow, S.
Ramsay.

Duffie, adj.
1. Soft, spungy, S. [fozie], synon.
2. Stupid, transferred to the mind, S.

DOWY.
V. [Dolly].

DOWYD, pret. Endowed.