durran

Finnish

Noun

durran

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular of durra

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *durzaną.

Verb

durran

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

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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

Further reading

• “durran”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdur.rɑn/, [ˈdurˠ.rˠɑn]

Verb

durran

1. to dare

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

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Old Saxon

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʊrːɑn/

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