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Old English · verb

durran

Part of speech
verb
IPA
/ˈdur.rɑn/
[ˈdurˠ.rˠɑn]
Syllables
ˈdur · rɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
dare

Meaning

  1. to dare

    mīne ċeare cwīþan. · Nis nū cwicra nān þe iċ him mōdsefan · mīnne durre sweotule āseċġan. · Iċ tō sōþe wāt…

    Oft I had to bemoan my sorrow alone at every dawn. There is no one alive to whom I would dare openly tell my heart. I know as a truth…

    Oft iċ sceolde āna · ūhtna ġehwylċe

Conjugation

Conjugation of durran
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular dearrdorste
2nd singular dearstdorstest
3rd singular dearrdorste
Plural durrondorston
Subjunctive
Singular dyrredorste
Plural dyrrendorsten
Non-finite forms of durran
Form
Infinitive durran
Imperative singular dyrre
Imperative plural durfaþ

All forms (11)

Etymology

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

Descendants

dare

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