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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/durʀan

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *durzaną.

Verb

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*durʀan[1]

  1. to dare
    Synonyms: *gadurʀan, *gadurstīgōn

Inflection

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Preterit-present
Infinitive durʀan
1st sg. past dorstā
3rd pl. past durstun
Past ptcple dorst
Infinitive durʀan
Genitive infin. durʀannjas
Dative infin. durʀannjē
Instrum. infin. durʀannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular dars / darʀ dorstā
2nd singular darst dorstēs
3rd singular dars / darʀ dorstē
1st plural durʀum durstum
2nd plural durʀud durstud
3rd plural durʀun durstun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular durʀī durstī
2nd singular durʀī durstī
3rd singular durʀī durstī
1st plural durʀīm durstīm
2nd plural durʀīd durstīd
3rd plural durʀīn durstīn
Imperative Present
Singular
Plural
Present Past
Participle durʀandī dorst

Derived terms

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  • *dursti
  • *durʀī
    • Old High German: *turri

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 180:PWGmc *darr (with *rr < *rz levelled in from the pl.), *darst