"dast" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /dæst/
Etymology: Variant of darst, from Middle English darst, from Old English dearst. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|darst}} Middle English darst, {{inh|en|ang|dearst}} Old English dearst Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} dast
  1. (Northern US) third-person singular simple present indicative of dare; dares. Tags: Northern-US, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: dare (extra: dares)
    Sense id: en-dast-en-verb-Bq8cCbil Categories (other): Northern US English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (Northern US) dare (infinitive). Tags: Northern-US
    Sense id: en-dast-en-verb-TZQCKGg- Categories (other): Northern US English

Alternative forms

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