English Explanatory Dictionary

dern

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A secret; secrecy.
  2. A secret place; hiding.
  3. An obscure language.
  4. Darkness; obscurity.
adj
  1. Hidden; secret; private.
verb
  1. To hide; secrete, as in a hole.
  2. To hide oneself; skulk.
noun
  1. A gatepost or doorpost.
name
  1. A surname from German.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɜː(ɹ)n/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dern.wav

Word forms

dern derns more dern most dern derning derned

Etymology

From Middle English dern, derne, from Old English dyrne, dierne (“secret”), from Proto-West Germanic *darnī (“hidden, secret”).

Related words

darn tarnish

Derived words

dernful in dern dernly
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