gomer11, gomrell, gamphrel

& a. [Etym. doubtful.] A. As subst .: A fool, a blockhead. "Amaist as silly as our auld daft laird here and his gomerils o' sons."-Scott: Rob Roy , ch. xiv. B. As adj .: Foolish, stupid. *gom-man, s. [A contraction of godsman or goodman.] A godfather. *gomme, s. [An abbreviated form of gommer (q. v.).] "Commere. A she-go ip or godmother; a gomme." Cotgrave.