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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English durran, from Proto-West Germanic *durʀan, from Proto-Germanic *durzaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
durren
- (auxiliary) To dare, be willing to do in the face of hardship
- (auxiliary) To be compelled or forced to do; to need to do.
- (auxiliary, rare) To be able to; can.
Usage notes
This verb is frequently conflated with tharen because of the two verbs' phonetic similarity.
Conjugation
| infinitive
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(to) durren, durre, dare
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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dar
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durste
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| 2nd-person singular
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darst
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durstest, durste
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| 3rd-person singular
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dar
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durste
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| subjunctive singular
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durre, dare
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| imperative singular
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—
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—
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| plural1
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durren, durre, daren, dare
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dursten, durste
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| imperative plural
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—
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—
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| participles
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—
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durre, dare, durst
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1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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