dearn

Dearn, a. Etym: [AS. derne, dyrne, dierne, hidden, secret. Cf. Derne.] Defn: Secret; lonely; solitary; dreadful. [Obs.] Shak. -- Dearn"ly, adv. [Obs.] Chaucer. Dearn, v. t. Defn: Same as Darn. [Obs.]

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