"thair" meaning in Scots

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Verb

IPA: /θeːɹ/, /θɑːɹ/ Forms: thair [present, singular, third-person], thurst [past], thurst [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle Scots thar, from Middle English tharen, from Old English þearf, from Proto-Germanic *þarf, first and third person singular form of Proto-Germanic *þurbaną (“to need, require”), from Proto-Indo-European *terp- (“to satiate, satisfy”). Cognate with Dutch durf (“dare”, verb), German darf (“may”, verb), Norwegian tarv (“need”, verb), Icelandic þarf (“need”, verb). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|gmw-msc|thar}} Middle Scots thar, {{inh|sco|enm|tharen}} Middle English tharen, {{inh|sco|ang|þearf}} Old English þearf, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*þarf}} Proto-Germanic *þarf, {{der|sco|gem-pro|*þurbaną|t=to need, require}} Proto-Germanic *þurbaną (“to need, require”), {{der|sco|ine-pro|*terp-|t=to satiate, satisfy}} Proto-Indo-European *terp- (“to satiate, satisfy”), {{cog|nl|durf|pos=verb|t=dare}} Dutch durf (“dare”, verb), {{cog|de|darf|pos=verb|t=may}} German darf (“may”, verb), {{cog|no|tarv|pos=verb|t=need}} Norwegian tarv (“need”, verb), {{cog|is|þarf|pos=verb|t=need}} Icelandic þarf (“need”, verb) Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|thair||-|simple past|thurst|past participle|thurst|head=}} thair (third-person singular simple present thair, simple past thurst, past participle thurst), {{sco-verb|thair|-|thurst}} thair (third-person singular simple present thair, simple past thurst, past participle thurst)
  1. To need to; to be bound or obligated to do something.
    Sense id: en-thair-sco-verb-xOQO~qcZ Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header
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          "english": "You don't need to go.",
          "text": "Ye thair nae ga.",
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        },
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          "english": "You didn't need to scream so loud.",
          "text": "Ye thurst nae scraugh sa lood.",
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          "text": "Ye thair nae ga.",
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        },
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          "english": "You didn't need to scream so loud.",
          "text": "Ye thurst nae scraugh sa lood.",
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        "To need to; to be bound or obligated to do something."
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