dursn't

English

Alternative forms

• darsen't, darsn't, durstn't, dursen't

Etymology

From durst +‎ not.

Verb

dursn't

1. (archaic, Yorkshire) Contraction of durst not.
   • 1913, D. H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers,‎^[1], page 126:

     Dursn’t jump off a gate, dursn’t tweedle, dursn’t go on a slide, dursn’t stop a girl hittin’ her.

   • 1930, William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying,, page 153:

     If he had been a man, he would a been there instead of making his sons do what he dursn’t.

Synonyms

• daredn't