durren
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English durran, from Proto-West Germanic *durʀan, from Proto-Germanic *durzaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
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 edit
This verb is frequently conflated with tharen because of the two verbs' phonetic similarity.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of durren (preterite-present, defective)
infinitive | (to) durren, durre, dare | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | dar | durste | |
2nd-person singular | darst | durstest, durste | |
3rd-person singular | dar | durste | |
subjunctive singular | durre, dare | ||
imperative singular | — | — | |
plural1 | durren, durre, daren, dare | dursten, durste | |
imperative plural | — | — | |
participles | — | durre, dare, durst |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “durren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-25.