gurdus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

gurdus, i, m. [Spanish],

a dolt , jolterhead , numskull : gurdos, quos pro stolidis accipit vulgus, ex Hispania duxisse originem audivi, Quint. 1, 5, 57; cf.: gurdus lentus, inutilis, Gloss. Isid.; Laber. ap. Gell. 16, 7, 8 (Com. Fragm. v. 13 Rib.).