verb
dass
das
verb
1
An archaic or dialectal word meaning to dare.
"The old ballad reads, "he dass not speak her name.""
How to Use Dass
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned or regional way of saying "dare."
When to use it
Archaic and rarely used in modern English outside dialect or historical writing.
Word Forms
dassed past tense, dasses singular
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Etymology
Related to "dare" and its archaic forms "darest" and "dast."