to dern

Examples

• All

• In old tales, villagers would dern their valuables from raiders.

• She derned the old photographs in a box.

• She managed to dern her true feelings behind a calm expression.

• Don't dern your feelings from us!

• He tried to dern the letter under a loose floorboard to keep it safe from prying eyes.

• In old tales, villagers would dern their gold and silver from raiders to protect their wealth.

• She managed to dern her true feelings behind a calm expression, concealing her worries.

Synonyms

H

to hide

vsto dern

∞ 1.0

To keep something so others cannot see or understand it

is the regional verb used for that action in Scots and northern dialects

C

to conceal

vsto dern

282 3.7

To hide something so others cannot see or find it

is the dialect term for hiding used chiefly in northern speech

V

to veil

vsto dern

24 5.0

To cover something so others cannot easily see or understand it

is the regional term for putting something out of sight rather than covering it

S

to secrete

vsto dern

1 8.1

Hide something carefully where others cannot find it

is a dialect word for hiding rather than implying careful storage

Antonyms

R

to reveal

∞ 2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

D

to disclose

234 4.1

To tell people information that was secret

How Hidden

to bury

254 1.6

to secrete

1 8.1

to dern

• Literature

9.9

to hide

∞ 1.0

to put away

225 2.0

Surface Forms

Etymology