dern
Dern, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] Defn: A gatepost or doorpost. [Local Eng.] C. Kingsley. Dern, a. Etym: [See Dearn, a.] 1. Hidden; concealed; secret. [Obs.] "Ye must be full dern." Chaucer. 2. Solitary; sad. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Dern, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] Defn: A gatepost or doorpost. [Local Eng.] C. Kingsley. Dern, a. Etym: [See Dearn, a.] 1. Hidden; concealed; secret. [Obs.] "Ye must be full dern." Chaucer. 2. Solitary; sad. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.