dierne

Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdi͜yr.ne/, [ˈdi͜yrˠ.ne]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *darnī (“hidden”).

Adjective

dierne

  1. secret, hidden
    • Beowulf
      ne sceal dyrne sum wesan
      nothing must be secret
    • "The Wife's Lament"
      Ongunnon þæt þæs mannes māgas hyċġan þurh dierne ġeþōht þæt hīe tōdǣlden unc.
      The person's relatives began to think of a secret plan to separate us.
Declension
Declension of dierne — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dierne diernu, dierno dierne
Accusative dierne dierne dierne
Genitive diernes diernre diernes
Dative diernum diernre diernum
Instrumental dierne diernre dierne
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dierne dierna, dierne diernu, dierno
Accusative dierne dierna, dierne diernu, dierno
Genitive diernra diernra diernra
Dative diernum diernum diernum
Instrumental diernum diernum diernum
Declension of dierne — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dierna dierne dierne
Accusative diernan diernan dierne
Genitive diernan diernan diernan
Dative diernan diernan diernan
Instrumental diernan diernan diernan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative diernan diernan diernan
Accusative diernan diernan diernan
Genitive diernra, diernena diernra, diernena diernra, diernena
Dative diernum diernum diernum
Instrumental diernum diernum diernum
Descendants
  • Middle English: derne, darne, durne
    • English: dern, dearn, darn
    • Scots: dern, darn

Etymology 2

Substantified from the above.

Noun

dierne n

  1. a secret
Declension
Declension of dierne (strong ja-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative dierne diernu
accusative dierne diernu
genitive diernes dierna
dative dierne diernum
Descendants
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