dierne

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Old English

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Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *darnī (hidden).

Adjective

dierne

  1. secret, hidden
    • Beowulf
      ne sceal dyrne sum wesan
      nothing must be secret
    • "The Wife's Lament"
      Ongunnon þæt þæs mannes māgas hyċġan þurh dierne ġeþōht þæt hīe tōdǣlden unc.
      The person's relatives began to think of a secret plan to separate us.
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Descendants
  • Middle English: derne, darne, durne
    • English: dern, dearn, darn
    • Scots: dern, darn

Etymology 2

Substantified from the above.

Noun

dierne n

  1. a secret
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