doddard

Etymology 1
Possibly from. The , a Scots dictionary, defining doddard as “A foolish old man, a dotard”, and providing an 1823 quotation, gives the etymology as either a variant of, comparing Early Modern English dodart, or perhaps related to , with spelling influenced by dotard.

Noun

 * 1) A frail old man.

Etymology 2
Apparently from ; the formation being parallel to : cf. , in same sense. But it may have been merely a modification of (found earlier in same sense) with fanciful assimilation to  and its derivatives. See.

Noun

 * 1)  A moribund or decayed tree.