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durran

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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)
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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

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)
More information infinitive, indicative mood ...

Descendants

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Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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)
More information infinitive, indicative ...

Descendants

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