driste

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish driste; see dristig (“bold, daring”). Compare Swedish drista.

Verb

driste (imperative drist, infinitive at driste, present tense drister, past tense dristede, perfect tense har dristet)

dare
han drister sig til at spørge
he dares to ask

Usage notes

Typically used reflexively, together with sig.

Inflection

Conjugation of driste

	active	passive
present	drister	dristes
past	dristede	dristedes
infinitive	driste	dristes
imperative	drist	—

	participle
present	dristende
past	dristet (auxiliary verb have)
gerund	dristen

Related terms

Middle English

Proper noun

driste

(Early Middle English, Somerset) alternative form of drighte