dernen

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • dærnen

Etymology

From Old English dyrnan, diernan (“to keep secret, conceal, hide, restrain, repress, hide oneself”), from Proto-West Germanic *darnijan (“to conceal”), from *darnī (“hidden, secret”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛrnən/, /ˈdɛːrnən/

Verb

dernen

  1. to conceal

Conjugation

Conjugation of dernen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) dernen, derne
present tense past tense
1st-person singular derne derned
2nd-person singular dernest dernedest
3rd-person singular derneth derned
subjunctive singular derne
imperative singular —
plural1 dernen, derne derneden, dernede
imperative plural derneth, derne —
participles dernynge, dernende derned, yderned

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: dern
  • Scots: dern, darn
  • Yola: dearnt (preterite)

References

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