Dursn't
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Dursn't is a verb meaning (archaic, Yorkshire) Contraction of durst + not.
Meaning
(archaic, Yorkshire) Contraction of durst + not.
Example Sentences
They dursn't go theer nomoor seein as they wor copp'd steylin last time.
If he had been a man, he would a been there instead of making his sons do what he dursn’t.
Dursn’t jump off a gate, dursn’t tweedle, dursn’t go on a slide, dursn’t stop a girl hittin’ her.
Word Forms
- durstn't
- dursen't
Synonyms for dursn't
Depending on context, synonyms include daredn't.
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