durren
Middle English
/ˈdurən/
verb
Definitions
- (auxiliary) To dare, be willing to do in the face of hardship
- (auxiliary) To be compelled or forced to do; to need to do.
- (auxiliary) Can; to be able to
Etymology
Inherited from Old English durran inherited from *durʀan inherited from Proto-Germanic *durzaną (dare).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*durzaną
Gloss
dare
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedare English
- dairous English
- dare English
- daredevil English
- dareful English
- daren't English
- darer English
- daresay English
- daresome English
- darest English
- dareth English
- outdare English
- overdare English
- *dʰedʰórse Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰers- Proto-Indo-European
- *durzaną Proto-Germanic
- durran Old English
- turran Old High German
- turran, torran Old High German
- 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *durʀan gmw-pro
- durran Old Dutch
- durran Old Saxon