dern
pronunciation
How to pronounce dern in British English:
UK [dɜ:n]
How to pronounce dern in American English:
US [dɜn]
Word Origin
- dern (adj.)
- "secret, hidden" (obsolete), from Old English derne "concealed, secret, dark," from West Germanic *darnjaz (cognates: Old Saxon derni, Old Frisian dern "concealed, dark," Old High German tarni "secret, concealed, veiled"). As a verb, "to conceal," from Old English diernan "to hide." Compare Old High German tarnjan "to conceal, hide;" German Tarnkappe, Tarnhelm "magical cap or helmet which turns the wearer invisible or allows him to assume any form." Related to dark (adj.). French ternir "to tarnish, to dull" apparently is a Germanic loan-word.
Example
- 1. And with dern good reason !
- 2. Dern big cities is all right fur de rich , but dey is terrible hard fur de poor .
- 3. The moder dern world sadly misses this kind of breadth of vision .