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derned

derned is the simple past and past participle of dern.

Meaning of dern

Verb

dern (third-person singular simple present derns, present participle derning, simple past and past participle derned)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To hide; secrete, as in a hole.
    • He at length escaped them by derning himself in a fox-earth.1865, Hugh Miller, My schools and schoolmasters
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To hide oneself; skulk.
    • But look how soon they heard of Holoferne / Their courage quail'd, and they began to derne.1584, Thomas Hudson, Judith

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Adjective

derned (not comparable)

  1. (US, dialectal) Darned.

Questions about derned

What does derned mean?
Derned means darned.
What is derned the simple past and past participle of?
Derned is the simple past and past participle of dern.
What part of speech is derned?
Derned is an adjective.

Words near derned in the dictionary

  1. derms
  2. dern
  3. Derna
  4. Dernah
  5. derne
  6. derned
  7. Derner
  8. dernful
  9. dernier
  10. dernier cri
  11. derniers cris

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