durran

Finnish

Noun

durran

1. genitive singular of durra

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *durʀan, from Proto-Germanic *durzaną.

Verb

durran

1. to dare, to have the courage
2. may

Inflection

Conjugation of durran (preterite-present)

infinitive	durran
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	dar	dorsta
2nd person singular	darst	dorstos
3rd person singular	dar	dorsta
1st person plural	durrun	dorstun
2nd person plural	durrut	dorstut
3rd person plural	durrun	dorstun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	durri	dursti
2nd person singular	durris, durrist	durstis
3rd person singular	durri	dursti
1st person plural	durrin	durstin
2nd person plural	durrit	durstit
3rd person plural	durrin	durstin
imperative	present
singular	-
plural	-
participle	present	past
	durrandi	gidorst

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: dorren
  • Dutch: durven (conflated in form with durven)
  • Limburgish: däöre, dörve

Further reading

• “durran”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdur.rɑn/, [ˈdurˠ.rˠɑn]

Verb

durran

1. to dare
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Oft iċ sceolde āna · ūhtna ġehwylċe
     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…

Conjugation

Conjugation of durran (preterite-present)

infinitive	durran	—
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	dearr	dorste
second person singular	dearst	dorstest
third person singular	dearr	dorste
plural	durron	dorston
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	dyrre	dorste
plural	dyrren	dorsten
imperative
singular	dyrre
plural	durfaþ
participle	present	past
	—	—

Descendants

• Middle English: durren
  • Scots: daur
  • English: dare

Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdur.rɑn/

Verb

durran

1. to dare

   thuo ni dorste Abraham leng drohtin sīnan frāgon

   but he didn't dare asking Abraham his Lord

   (Genesis, verse 243)

Conjugation

Conjugation of durran (preterite-present)

infinitive	durran
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	dar	dorsta
2nd person singular	darst	dorstes
3rd person singular	dar	dorsta
plural	durrun	dorstun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	durri	dorsti
2nd person singular	durris	dorstis
3rd person singular	durri	dorsti
plural	durrin	dorstin
imperative	present
singular	—
plural	—
participle	present	past
	durrandi	—

Related terms

• gidurran

Descendants

• Low German: dören