durren

See also: dürren and Dürren

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English durran, from Proto-West Germanic *durʀan, from Proto-Germanic *durzaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdurən/

Verb

durren

  1. (auxiliary) To dare, be willing to do in the face of hardship
  2. (auxiliary) To be compelled or forced to do; to need to do.
  3. (auxiliary, rare) To be able to; can.

Usage notes

This verb is frequently conflated with tharen because of the two verbs' phonetic similarity.

Conjugation

Conjugation of durren (preterite-present, defective)
infinitive (to) durren, durre, dare
present tense past tense
1st-person singular dar durste
2nd-person singular darst durstest
3rd-person singular dar durste
subjunctive singular durre, dare
imperative singular — —
plural1 durren, durre, daren, dare dursten, durste
imperative plural — —
participles — durren, durre, daren, dare, durst

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: dare
  • Scots: daur

References

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