durstn't en · VERB
Etymology
From durst + not.
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, contraction, literary) Contraction of durst + not.
alt of durst
1954, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring, Chapter XI: A Knife In The Dark I durstn't go outside this dell for any money; I felt that something was creeping up the slope.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| dursn't | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dursen't | alternative | lexicographic |