English Explanatory Dictionary

dere

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Hurt; harm; injury.
verb
  1. To hurt; harm; injure; wound.
  2. To annoy, trouble, grieve.
adv
  1. Pronunciation spelling of there.
intj
  1. Pronunciation spelling of there.
noun
  1. Pronunciation spelling of there.
pron
  1. Pronunciation spelling of there.

Pronunciation

/dɪə/ /dɛː(ɹ)/ /d̪ɛə(ɹ)/ /d̪iəɹ/

Word forms

dere deres dering dered der

Etymology

From Middle English dere, from Old English dæru, daru (“injury, hurt, harm, damage, calamity; loss, deprivation”), from Proto-West Germanic *daru, from Proto-Germanic *darō (“damage, injury”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰórh₃-eh₂, from *dʰerh₃- (“to leap, spring”). Cognate with Middle Dutch dare, dere, Low German dere, Old High German tara, Avestan 𐬛𐬁𐬭𐬁 (dārā), Sanskrit धारा (dhā́rā).

Synonyms

injury wound scath scathe lesion dere damage abuse annoy bewound damnify do damage to do for do ill do violence to forwork grieve harm harrow hurt injure maul misdo put someone in hospital scaith vulnerate wet ache afflict aggrieve agonize anguish excruciate irritate pang pine rack throe torment torture wring

Derived words

dering
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