dern

Meanings

Plural: derns

Noun

A secret; secrecy.
A secret place; hiding.
An obscure language.
Darkness; obscurity.
A gatepost or doorpost.

Adj

Hidden; secret; private.

Verb

To hide; secrete, as in a hole.
To hide oneself; skulk.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 5

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dern is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

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