töras

See also: toras

Swedish

Alternative forms

• tordas

Etymology

From Late Old Swedish toras (present form tørs), deponent of Old Swedish þora, þøra, from Old Norse þora, of unknown origin. Doublet of torde ("should").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²tøːras/

Verb

töras (present törs, preterite tordes, supine torts)

1. (deponent) to dare (have the courage to do a thing)

   Synonym: våga

   Jag törs inte göra det

   I don't dare to do it

   Törs du hoppa från högsta trampolinen?

   Do you dare to jump from the highest diving board?

Usage notes

Infinitive and supine are rarely used.

Conjugation

Conjugation of töras (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	—		töras
supine	—		torts
imperative	—		törs
imper. plural1	—		törens
	present	past	present	past
indicative	—	—	törs, töres	tordes
ind. plural1	—	—	töras	tordes
subjunctive2	—	—	töres	tordes
present participle		—
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Further reading

• töras in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• rösta, rötas, störa, sötar, örats, östra