DERNLY

Etymology

Adverb

dernly (comparative more dernly, superlative most dernly)

(obsolete) Secretly.

(obsolete) Sternly, imposingly.

(obsolete) Sorrowfully; grievously.

Anagrams

• nerdly

Source: Wiktionary


Dern"ly, adv.

Definition: Secretly; grievously; mournfully. [Obs.] Spenser.

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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