Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

durstn't

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: durst-n't
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Contraction of durst + not.

Archaic; Literary

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From durst + not.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dursn't (alternative) dursen't (alternative)

Synonyms

daredn't

Questions

What does durstn't mean?: Contraction of durst + not.
Where does durstn't come from?: From durst + not.

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