Middle English Dictionary Entry
dē̆rnen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | dē̆rnen v. Also derni, dærnen. |
| Etymology | A dernan (WS dyrnan), corresp. to OHG tarnen. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To keep (sth.) secret, conceal.
Associated quotations
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)7694 : Alle hine grætten & heore grame dærnden.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)18549 : Næs þe king noht swa wis..þæt imong his duȝeþe his þoht cuðe dernen.
- c1300 SLeg.Becket (LdMisc 108)1745 : Wel narewe þe king him gan biþenche to derne is luþere þouȝt, Ake to him þat wot ech derne þing, it nas [to] hele nouȝt.
- c1350(a1333) Shoreham Poems (Add 17376)76/2184 : He ondede hym cristendom: No leng he nolde hyt derny.