dorven

See also: dörven

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *thurvan, from Proto-West Germanic *þurban.

Verb

dorven

1. (impersonal) to be required [with dative ‘person’]
2. (intransitive) to need, to require [with genitive]

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• durven

Descendants

• Dutch: durven (conflated in meaning with dorren)
  • Afrikaans: durf
  • Javindo: durref
  • Negerhollands: derv, dėfo
  • → Papiamentu: dùrf
• Limburgish: dörve

Further reading

• “dorven”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dorven”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN