Etymologies
- durst + not (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Sorry to have been away from you good people for so long, but I was Immured in writing my first-ever full-size professional comics script, and I dursn't take any time away from the panels and quips and so forth to chat about anything.”
“I dursn't!" gasped Edward, and there were jeers and catcalls from all around the room.”
“He was open theer as I had left him, for I was a bit particular about my things, and mother used to pretend as her dursn't lay a hand upon 'em.”
“And I'm set on trying it, lad, the more so as, by long and short, I dursn't stay in Shrewsbury no longer.”
“I dursn't leave the kerb -- all I got to go by, Sir.”
“Please m'm there's lizards in the cellar, I dursn't go near.”
"Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character
“I've had it on my mind for some weeks back to let' ee know; but somehow I dursn't.”
“La, no Miss, but he's had a scene with Mr. Laurie, who is in one of his tantrums about something, which vexes the old gen - tleman, so I dursn't go nigh him.”
“But I dursn't touch it for fear of the law, and seeing it just after I'd found the hole, filled me with fear and terror.”
“I dursn't take yez to Inishbawn," said Jimmy whimpering.”
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tyke chelp
Yorkshire dialect words.
Tyke is a Yorkshire person.
Chelpin' is talking.scarborough warning, tyke, chelp, chelpin', 'appen, bagsey, bazzerking, croggy, dursn't, eeh by gum, flaysome, goffs and 26 more...
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gangerh Yorkshire - daren't. Feb 3, 2008