duther

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French durer, from Latin dūrō, dūrāre (harden, make hard; last, endure), from dūrus (hard).

Verb

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duther

  1. (Jersey) to last (for)
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 531:
      Quànd Mars durerait chent àns l'hiver durerait autànt.
      If March were to last for a hundred years, winter would last as long.