DERNED

Verb

derned

simple past tense and past participle of dern

Anagrams

• Redden, red Ned, redden, rended

Source: Wiktionary


DERN

Dern, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]

Definition: A gatepost or doorpost. [Local Eng.] C. Kingsley.

Dern, a. Etym: [See Dearn, a.]

1. Hidden; concealed; secret. [Obs.] "Ye must be full dern." Chaucer.

2. Solitary; sad. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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