Scottish and dialectal English: to dare or venture to do something.
From Middle English and Old English 'daren' or 'durren.' Related to modern English 'dare,' with dialectal pronunciation preserved in Scottish usage.
Scottish English preserved this older pronunciation of 'dare,' showing how regional dialects can be linguistic time capsules—'daur' sounds ancient because it literally is!
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