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durst

  [durst]
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–verb
Archaic. pt. of dare.
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dare

  [dair] verb, dared or (Archaic) durst; dared; daring; present singular 3rd person dares or dare, noun
–verb (used without object)
1. to have the necessary courage or boldness for something; be bold enough: You wouldn't dare!
–verb (used with object)
2. to have the boldness to try; venture; hazard.
3. to meet defiantly; face courageously.
4. to challenge or provoke (a person) into a demonstration of courage; defy: to dare a man to fight.
–auxiliary verb
5. to have the necessary courage or boldness to (used chiefly in questions and negatives): How dare you speak to me like that? He dare not mention the subject again.
–noun
6. an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
—Idiom
7. dare say, daresay.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME dar (v.), OE dear(r), 1st and 3rd person sing. pres. indic. of durran; akin to OHG gitarran

Related forms:
darer, noun

Synonyms:
1. Dare, venture imply involvement in risks and dangers. Dare emphasizes the state of mind that makes one willing to meet danger: He dared to do what he knew was right. Venture emphasizes the act of doing something that involves risk: He ventured into deep water. 2. hazard, risk, brave.
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durst   (dûrst)   
v.   Archaic
A past tense and a past participle of dare.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

dare 
O.E. durran "to brave danger," from P.Gmc. *ders-, from PIE *dhers- (cf. Skt. dadharsha "to be bold," O.Pers. darš- "to dare," Gk. thrasys "bold," O.C.S. druzate "to be bold, dare"). An O.E. irregular preterite-present verb: darr, dearst, dear were first, second and third person singular present indicative; mostly regularized 16c., though past tense dorste survived as durst, but is now dying, persisting mainly in northern Eng. dialect. Meaning "to challenge or defy (someone)" is first recorded 1580. Daredevil is from 1794.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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