*durzaną

Runic: ᛞᚢᚱᛉᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈdur.zɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Preterite-present

Meanings

to dare

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰedʰórs-e ~ *dʰedʰr̥s-ḗr (‘to dare’), a reduplicated stative of the root *dʰers- (‘to be bold, dare’), itself an *-s-extension of *dʰer- (‘to support, hold’). Cognates are Proto-Slavic *dьrznǫti (‘dare’), Sanskrit धृष्णोति (dhṛṣṇóti) (dhṛṣṇóti, ‘to be bold or courageous or confident or proud; to dare or venture’), Lithuanian drį̇̃sti (‘to dare, have the courage’), Ancient Greek θάρσος (thársos.) (thársos., ‘courage; confidence; audacity’), and Albanian nder (‘honor, favor’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singulardarsdurzį̄–
2nd singulardarstdurzīz–
3rd singulardarsdurzī–
1st dualdurzūdurzīw–
2nd dualdurzudizdurzīdiz–
1st pluraldurzumdurzīm–
2nd pluraldurzuddurzīd–
3rd pluraldurzundurzīn–

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singular––
2nd singular––
3rd singular––
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st plural––
2nd plural––
3rd plural––

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singulardurstǭdurstēdį̄
2nd singulardurstēzdurstēdīz
3rd singulardurstēdurstēdī
1st dualdurstēdūdurstēdīw
2nd dualdurstēdudizdurstēdīdiz
1st pluraldurstēdumdurstēdīm
2nd pluraldurstēduddurstēdīd
3rd pluraldurstēdundurstēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
durzaną durzandz durstaz

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Descendants

  • *durʀan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *durran (Old Dutch)
      • dorren, durren (Middle Dutch)
        • derre, dórre (Limburgish)
  • *durʀan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *durran (Old Dutch)
      • dorren, durren (Middle Dutch)
        • durven (Dutch)
          • durf (Afrikaans)
  • *durʀan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • durran (Old English)
      • durren (Middle English)
        • dare (English)
        • daur (Scots)
  • *durʀan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • turran (Old High German)
      • turren (Middle High German)
        • dusche (Central Franconian)
        • thüren, türen (German)
        • טאָרן (torn) (Yiddish)
  • *durʀan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • durran (Old Saxon)
      • dören (Low German)

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