(a) Kept from general knowledge, secret; in ~ wise, secretly, privately; (b) haven (holden, kepen) ~, to keep (sth.) from public knowledge, keep confidential; kept ~, concealed; (c) out of sight, unseen, ~ places, private parts; in ~ wise, in such a manner that it cannot be seen; refl. kepen ~, to live a life of seclusion; (d) of emotion, thoughts: not openly expressed, concealed; ~ meninge, hidden meaning; (e) intimate, privy; in ~ wise, confidentially; ben ~ with, to be in the confidence of (sb.), have intimate knowledge of (sth.); ben ~ of counseil, be privy to (someone's) counsel; maken to ~, take (sb.) too much into one's confidence; (f) private, personal; ~ sele, = prive sel n.(a); also fig. of God; (g) discreet, reserved in conduct or speech; in ~ wise, prudently, discreetly; refl. kepen ~, to behave discreetly; (h) of a place: secluded, remote; affording privacy; also fig.; (i) mysterious; mystical; (j) as adv.: secretly, privately.