Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • verb Scot. To hide; to skulk.

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  • verb Scotland To hide; to skulk.

Etymologies

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Anglo-Saxon dyrnan to hide. See dern, dearn (adjectives).

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  • A nice Anglo-Saxon word.

    September 13, 2014