DERN
\dˈɜːn], \dˈɜːn], \d_ˈɜː_n]\
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d[.e]rn, adj. secret: hidden: (Shak.) dreadful--also DEARN.--adjs. DERN'FUL, DEARN'FUL, solitary: mournful.--advs. DERN'LY, DEARN'LY, secretly: sorrowfully: grievously. [M. E. dern, dærne--A.S. dyrne, derne, secret.]
By Thomas Davidson