dyrst
Old English
Etymology
Related to durran (“to dare”). Cognate with Old High German gaturst (“audacity”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dyrst/, [dyrˠst]
Noun
dyrst f
Usage notes
- While dyrst likely also carried a meaning along the lines of "boldness", "audacity", or "daring", based on the meanings of derived words (see below) and its Old High German cognate, this sense is not directly attested.
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dyrst | dyrsta, dyrste |
| accusative | dyrste | dyrsta, dyrste |
| genitive | dyrste | dyrsta |
| dative | dyrste | dyrstum |
Derived terms
- dyrstiġ (“bold, audacious”)
- dyrstlǣċan, ġedyrstlǣċan (“to dare, presume”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “dyrst”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.