thüren

German

Alternative forms
  • türen (modern spelling)

Etymology

From Old High German turran, from Proto-Germanic *durzaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰers-. Cognate with Low German dören, English dare, but also with Ancient Greek θρασύς (thrasús), Lithuanian drįsti, Russian дерза́ть (derzátʹ).

Verb

thüren (irregular, third-person singular simple present thar, past tense thurste, past participle gethurst, auxiliary haben)

  1. (archaic) dare, venture

Derived terms
  • thürstig (brave, bold, keen)

See also
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