[Magdalen] Mary, Marry, and Merry

[ME Michaud]

I heard dasn't alot as a child.
And it does mean dare.

English doesn't use dare that way any more,
with the sense of violation,
BUT
it's used that way all the time in the KJV.
-M


On Tuesday, May 19, 2020, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com> wrote:

> My maternal grandfather occasionally used the word "dasn't" (pronounced
> DAZ-n't) to mean "may not," as in "You dasn't park on this side of the
> street on even-numbered days." Not sure where "dasn't" comes from.
>