turde

Danish

Etymology

A merger of two unrelated verbs: 1. Old Norse þora (“to dare”), of unknown origin, and 2. þurfa (“to need”), from Proto-Germanic *þurbaną, related to German dürfen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtˢoːɐ] (the past tense is also pronounced IPA^(key): [ˈtˢoɐ̯d̥ə] in the sense "ought to").

Verb

turde (imperative turd, infinitive at turde, present tense tør, past tense turde, perfect tense har turdet)

1. to dare
2. ought to
3. might

Synonyms

• vove

Latin

Noun

turde

1. vocative singular of turdus