durran

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Finnish

Noun

durran

  1. genitive singular of durra

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *durʀan, from Proto-Germanic *durzaną.

Verb

durran

  1. to dare, to have the courage
  2. may

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: dorren
    • Dutch: durven (conflated in form with durven)
    • Limburgish: däöre, dörve

Further reading

  • “durran”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *durʀan, from Proto-Germanic *durzaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰedʰórse.

Pronunciation

Verb

durran

  1. to dare

Conjugation

Conjugation of durran (preterite-present)
infinitive durran —
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular dearr dorste
second person singular dearst dorstest
third person singular dearr dorste
plural durron dorston
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular dyrre dorste
plural dyrren dorsten
imperative
singular dyrre
plural durfaþ
participle present past
— —

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *durʀan, from Proto-Germanic *durzaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰedʰórse.

Pronunciation

Verb

durran

  1. to dare
    thuo ni dorste Abraham leng drohtin sīnan frāgon
    but he didn't dare asking Abraham his Lord
    (Genesis, verse 243)

Conjugation

Conjugation of durran (preterite-present)
infinitive durran
indicative present past
1st person singular dar dorsta
2nd person singular darst dorstes
3rd person singular dar dorsta
plural durrun dorstun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular durri dorsti
2nd person singular durris dorstis
3rd person singular durri dorsti
plural durrin dorstin
imperative present
singular —
plural —
participle present past
durrandi —

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