Dern

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dern \Dern\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
     A gatepost or doorpost. [Local Eng.] --C. Kingsley.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Dern \Dern\, a. [See {Dearn}, a.]
     1. Hidden; concealed; secret. [Obs.] "Ye must be full dern."
        --Chaucer.
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     2. Solitary; sad. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.
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