See Also: dern(1)(dictionary)
dern(2)(dictionary)

dern(1) (iou)



dern adjective2 & noun2. obsolete exc. Scot. & dial.
[Old English derne, dierne = Old Frisian dern, Old Saxon derni, Old High German tarni, from West Germanic.]
A. adjective.
Kept concealed or secret; deceitful, secretive, sly. OE-L16.
Of a place: not generally known, private. arch. OE.
Deep, intense. LME-L16.
Dark, dreary, sombre; wild, desolate. arch. L15.
b. noun.
A secret. OE-ME.
A secret place. ME-E18.
Secrecy, concealment; darkness, obscurity. arch. ME.
dernly adverb ME-E17.