dolheid

Dutch

Alternative forms

• dulheid, dulligheid (both obsolete)
• dolligheid (weaker use)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dulheid, itself from dol, dul (“crazy; mad, insane”) +‎ -heid (“-ness”)

Noun

dolheid f (plural dolheden, diminutive dolheidje)

1. (pathology) Madness, insanity
2. Mental craziness, folly
3. Any strong, even excessive emotional state:
   1. extasis
   2. passion
   3. fury, rage
4. (Nick)name of various diseases which cause excessive behavior such as rage

Derived terms

• hondsdolheid (rabies)

Related terms

• dollen