calling dictionary functions with call()

Hello,
I'm hoping to call a "static" dictionary function using call(). By
"static" I mean that the keyword 'dict' is not used in the function's
definition. I use this nomenclature in the hopes that the effect of
this keyword is to declare a static member function as is possible in
java/C++/etc, ie to restrict the scope of the function name without
requiring it to be associated with an object. However this doesn't
seem to work. For example:

" Setup:
let testdict = { }
funct! testdict.funct()
echo "called"
endfunct

" Tests:
" Following each line is an indented comment containing its
output in message land, ie what was echoed.
call testdict.funct()
" called
echo testdict.funct
" 667
echo string(testdict.funct)
" function('667')
echo function('667')
" E475: Invalid argument: 667
echo function('testdict.funct')
" testdict.funct
call call(testdict.funct, [ ])
" E725: Calling dict function without Dictionary: 667

" Same deal if there's an intermediate variable involved.
let TestdictDotFunct = testdict.funct
echo TestdictDotFunct
" 667
echo string(TestdictDotFunct)
" function('667')
call TestdictDotFunct()
" E725: Calling dict function without Dictionary: 667

From the help topic *E725*:
It is also possible to add a function without the "dict" attribute
as a
Funcref to a Dictionary, but the "self" variable is not available
then.

So logic would seem to indicate that if "self" is not available, then
it should be possible to call the function referenced by the Funcref
without a Dictionary. However this doesn't seem to be the case. Am I
missing something?

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