/dɝst/
OriginFrom the German surname, from Durst (“dryness, thirst”).
- archaic, dialectal, form-of, participle, pastsimple past and past participle of dare
“Traditional rhyme
Four and twenty tailors went to kill a snail; the best man among them durst not touch her tail.”
“Pretty soul! She durst not lie / Near this lack-love, this kill-courtesy.”
“That thou durst, Arcite!”
FormsDursts(plural)